netdev - Re: [Patch net-next] net: use %px to print skb address in trace_netif_receive

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Date:   Fri, 9 Jul 2021 11:59:43 -0700
From:   Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Qitao Xu <qitao.xu@...edance.com>,
        "Cong Wang ." <cong.wang@...edance.com>
Subject: Re: [Patch net-next] net: use %px to print skb address in trace_netif_receive_skb

On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 1:16 AM David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>
> From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
> Date: Thu,  8 Jul 2021 22:17:08 -0700
>
> > From: Qitao Xu <qitao.xu@...edance.com>
> >
> > The print format of skb adress in tracepoint class net_dev_template
> > is changed to %px from %p, because we want to use skb address
> > as a quick way to identify a packet.
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Cong Wang <cong.wang@...edance.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Qitao Xu <qitao.xu@...edance.com>
>
> Aren't we not supposed to leak kernel addresses to userspace?

Right, but trace ring buffer is only accessible to privileged users,
so leaking it to root is not a problem.

Thanks.