linux-kernel - Re: ll_rw_block() funcation has been removed

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Date:   Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:11:27 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ll_rw_block() funcation has been removed

On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 02:38:43PM +0100, Lukas Czerner wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> ll_rw_block() has been removed with commit 79f597842069 ("fs/buffer:
> remove ll_rw_block() helper"), but I noticed that it's still beeing
> referenced in drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c. I know nothing about LKDTM so I
> can't even tell whether it's a problem at all, but I though it's worth
> letting you know.

Ah-ha! Thanks. Yeah, lkdtm just has a predefined set of possible
breakpoints. I can either remove this or add something similar. Any
suggestion? (Or a patch?)

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook