linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] usercopy: use unsigned long instead of uintptr

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Date:   Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:29:12 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, Jason@...c4.com,
        linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, urezki@...il.com,
        joe@...ches.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, willy@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usercopy: use unsigned long instead of uintptr_t

On Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:36:17 +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> A recent commit factored out a series of annoying (unsigned long) casts
> into a single variable declaration, but made the pointer type a
> `uintptr_t` rather than the usual `unsigned long`. This patch changes it
> to be the integer type more typically used by the kernel to represent
> addresses.
> 
> 
> [...]

Given Linus's confirmation: applied to for-next/hardening, thanks! I
do note, however, that we have almost 1700 uses of uintptr_t in the
kernel. Perhaps we need to add a section to the CodingStyle doc?

[1/1] usercopy: use unsigned long instead of uintptr_t
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/e230d8275da4

-- 
Kees Cook