linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] panic: Add new taint flag for fault injection

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Message-ID: <20221201114041.7eb410b1@gandalf.local.home>
Date:   Thu, 1 Dec 2022 11:40:41 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        KP Singh <kpsingh@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Florent Revest <revest@...omium.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Chris Mason <clm@...a.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] panic: Add new taint flag for fault injection

On Fri,  2 Dec 2022 01:37:13 +0900
"Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:

> From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> 
> Since the function error injection framework in the fault injection
> subsystem can change the function code flow forcibly, it may cause
> unexpected behavior (but that is the purpose of this feature).
> To identify this in the kernel oops message, add a new taint flag
> for this, and set it if it is (and similar things in BPF) used.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
>

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

-- Steve