linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] rust: alloc: split `Vec::set_len` into `Vec::{inc,dec}

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: <7320995f-cd6d-4e65-b144-bd20151f9e5e@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:42:24 +0200
From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>
To: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>
Cc: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com>,
 Andrew Ballance <andrewjballance@...il.com>, Miguel Ojeda
 <ojeda@...nel.org>, Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@...il.com>,
 Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>, Gary Guo <gary@...yguo.net>,
 Björn Roy Baron <bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>,
 Benno Lossin <benno.lossin@...ton.me>,
 Andreas Hindborg <a.hindborg@...nel.org>, Trevor Gross <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
 rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] rust: alloc: split `Vec::set_len` into
 `Vec::{inc,dec}_len`

On 4/16/25 3:28 PM, Alice Ryhl wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 10:52:30AM -0400, Tamir Duberstein wrote:
>> This series is the product of a discussion[0] on the safety requirements
>> of `set_len`.
>>
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250315154436.65065-1-dakr@kernel.org/ [0]
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250316111644.154602-2-andrewjballance@gmail.com/ [1]
>> Signed-off-by: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com>
> 
> I'm still wondering if the divergence from upstream alloc is worth it...
> but the code is okay.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@...gle.com>

Does this still apply to patch 1 in v4 [1]?

[1] 
https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/20250416-vec-set-len-v4-1-112b222604cd@gmail.com/