Re: [PATCH] Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones: kprobes

[Naveen N. Rao]

Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:02:49 +0200
> "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Am 13.07.20 um 16:20 schrieb Masami Hiramatsu:
> > > Hi Naveen and Alexander,
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:14:47 +0530
> > > "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > >> Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > >>> On Tue,  7 Jul 2020 21:49:59 +0200
> > >>> "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Rationale:
> > >>>> Reduces attack surface on kernel devs opening the links for MITM
> > >>>> as HTTPS traffic is much harder to manipulate.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Deterministic algorithm:
> > >>>> For each file:
> > >>>>    If not .svg:
> > >>>>      For each line:
> > >>>>        If doesn't contain `\bxmlns\b`:
> > >>>>          For each link, `\bhttp://[^# \t\r\n]*(?:\w|/)`:
> > >>>>            If both the HTTP and HTTPS versions
> > >>>>            return 200 OK and serve the same content:
> > >>>>              Replace HTTP with HTTPS.
> > >>>
> > >>> OK, but it seems that some of them are disappeared :(
> > >>>
> > >>>   http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-kprobes.html?ca=dgr-lnxw42Kprobe
> > >>>
> > >>>   -> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-kprobes/index.html
> > >>
> > >> That looks right.
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>>   http://www.redhat.com/magazine/005mar05/features/kprobes/
> > >>>
> > >>>   -> I can not find that.
> > >>
> > >> Ditto, we should drop that.
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>>>   - http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~boutcher/kprobes/
> > >>>>   - http://www.linuxsymposium.org/2006/linuxsymposium_procv2.pdf (pages 101-115)
> > >>>
> > >>> Both are not found.
> > >>
> > >> It looks like the first link is gone, but there seems to be a copy in
> > >> the web archive:
> > >> https://web.archive.org/web/20061106154519/http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~boutcher/kprobes/
> > >>
> > >> I suppose we can drop that link.
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> (OT, it seems http://www.linuxsymposium.org/ has been left from historical
> > >>>   Linux Symposium, we must remove it asap)
> > >>
> > >> Indeed, I think that link pointed to the Kprobes paper:
> > >> https://www.kernel.org/doc/ols/2006/ols2006v2-pages-109-124.pdf
> > > 
> > > Ah, there is.
> > > Thank you for the confirmation.
> > > Alexander, can you update other urls instead of just replacing the http with https?
> > Sry, but I don't steal others' work (on principle).
> >
> > If I didn't the work (e.g. searched the replacement URL), I don't 
> > deserve to author the respective commit.

Alexander,
Next time, please ask if you aren't sure about including others' 
suggestions -- no need to term it as "stealing". Masami asked if you can 
include this, and I shared what I thought are the correct URLs so that 
they can be included. We don't mind someone else doing this change.

Besides, there are ways to acknowledge others, through a Suggested-by 
tag, as an example.

> > Also my HTTPSifying task is not done yet.
>
> Hmm, Naveen, then, can you make the update?

Sure, I will send a patch.


- Naveen