linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] block: annotate bdev_disk_changed() deprecation with a symbol namespace

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <ZHBqGosY0tWkNdIR@infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 26 May 2023 01:13:14 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     axboe@...nel.dk, agk@...hat.com, snitzer@...nel.org,
        philipp.reisner@...bit.com, lars.ellenberg@...bit.com,
        christoph.boehmwalder@...bit.com, hch@...radead.org,
        djwong@...nel.org, minchan@...nel.org, senozhatsky@...omium.org,
        patches@...ts.linux.dev, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, dm-devel@...hat.com,
        drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        willy@...radead.org, hare@...e.de, p.raghav@...sung.com,
        da.gomez@...sung.com, rohan.puri@...sung.com,
        rpuri.linux@...il.com, kbusch@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] block: annotate bdev_disk_changed() deprecation
 with a symbol namespace

On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 12:33:32AM -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> This ensures no other users pop up by mistake easily and provides
> us a with an easy vehicle to do the same with other routines should
> we need it later.

I don't see how this is related to the rest of the seris.  I also don't
think it's a good idea.  The APIs isn't deprecated per se.  It just
should not be called by drivers.  The right thing would be an interface
like

EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR(bdev_disk_changed, loop.ko, CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP);
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FOR(bdev_disk_changed, dasd_mod.ko, CONFIG_DASD);

with the modulo code enforcing that no one but the module this is
explicitly exorted for can use the symbol.