linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] lkdtm: replace ll_rw_block with submit

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Date:   Wed, 3 May 2023 18:14:33 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Yue Zhao <findns94@...il.com>
Cc:     arnd@...db.de, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lkdtm: replace ll_rw_block with submit_bh

On Thu, May 04, 2023 at 12:29:44AM +0800, Yue Zhao wrote:
> Function ll_rw_block was removed in commit 79f597842069 ("fs/buffer:
> remove ll_rw_block() helper"). There is no unified function to sumbit
> read or write buffer in block layer for now. Consider similar sematics,
> we can choose submit_bh() to replace ll_rw_block() as predefined crash
> point. In submit_bh(), it also takes read or write flag as the first
> argument and invoke submit_bio() to submit I/O request to block layer.
> 
> Fixes: 79f597842069 ("fs/buffer: remove ll_rw_block() helper")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yue Zhao <findns94@...il.com>

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook