linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86 :kernel :rethook: fix possbile memory corruption

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Message-ID: <aQMrZyDxb09R8KPl@fedora>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:39:59 +0530
From: ShiHao <i.shihao.999@...il.com>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: hpa@...or.com, bp@...en8.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
	david.kaplan@....com, i.shihao.999@...il.com, james.morse@....com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...hat.com,
	peterz@...radead.org, reinette.chatre@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86 :kernel :rethook: fix possbile memory corruption


> Please don't submit a patch where you are explicitly saying you are blindly following a tool and don't actually understand the code.
>
> If you did understand the code, or the architecture, you would know that the ss field is embedded in a larger pointer-sized field.

Hi Peter

Well thanks for correcting me .Thank you so much for your time.
I regret not thoroughly investigating this matter.appreciate your
feedback and if there is anything  i could do please let me know i am
ready to improve and also sorry for the late response .

best regards,
shi hao