linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 0/6] mm/memfd: introduce MFD_NOEXEC_SEAL and MFD

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Message-ID: <202212080809.687CC8BC23@keescook>
Date:   Thu, 8 Dec 2022 08:13:34 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     jeffxu@...omium.org
Cc:     skhan@...uxfoundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        dmitry.torokhov@...il.com, dverkamp@...omium.org, hughd@...gle.com,
        jeffxu@...gle.com, jorgelo@...omium.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, jannh@...gle.com,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 0/6] mm/memfd: introduce MFD_NOEXEC_SEAL and MFD_EXEC

On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 03:49:33PM +0000, jeffxu@...omium.org wrote:
> This is V6 version of patch: see [4] [5] [6] [7] for previous versions.

When sending a new version, can you include an overview of what changed
between this version and the prior version? This helps reviewers who are
following along, so it's easier to focus our attention on the
differences. Also, it's helpful to version the links:

> [4] https://lwn.net/Articles/890096/
> [5] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220805222126.142525-1-jeffxu@google.com/
> [6] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221202013404.163143-1-jeffxu@google.com/
> [7] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221206152358.1966099-1-jeffxu@google.com/

e.g.:

v6:
- moved foo to bar
- improve comments for baz
v5: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221206152358.1966099-1-jeffxu@google.com/
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221202013404.163143-1-jeffxu@google.com/
v2: ...etc

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook