Re: [PATCH] printk: introduce kptr_restrict level 3

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Thu Oct 06 2016 - 09:56:37 EST


On Thu, Oct 06, 2016 at 01:47:47PM +0000, Roberts, William C wrote:
> Out of tree modules still affect core kernel security.

So don't use them.

> I would also bet money, that somewhere
> In-tree someone has put a %p when they wanted a %pK.

So fix them.

> So this method is just quite error
> prone. We currently have a blacklist approach versus whitelist.

Or fix the entire thing, get rid of %pK and always protect %p if you
can show that it doesn't break anything.

But stop posting patches with bullshit arguments like out of tree
modules.