linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 7/8] execmem: add support for cache of large ROX pages

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Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 20:26:26 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 7/8] execmem: add support for cache of large ROX
 pages

On Sun, 13 Oct 2024 11:43:41 +0300 Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org> wrote:

> > > The idea is to keep everything together and have execmem_info describe all
> > > that architecture needs. 
> > 
> > But why?  That's pretty different from our normal style of arch hooks,
> > and introduces an indirect call in a security sensitive area.
> 
> Will change to __weak hook. 
> 

Thanks, I'll drop the v1 series;

The todos which I collected are:

https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAPhsuW66etfdU3Fvk0KsELXcgWD6_TkBFjJ-BTHQu5OejDsP2w@mail.gmail.com
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/Zwd6vH0rz0PVedLI@infradead.org
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/ZwjXz0dz-RldVNx0@infradead.org
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/202410111408.8fe6f604-lkp@intel.com