Re: Dangerous addr to ctrl dependency transformation in fs/nfs/delegation.c::nfs_server_return_marked_delegations()?

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Fri Apr 15 2022 - 10:21:09 EST


On Thu, Apr 14, 2022 at 02:21:25PM -0700, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 8:22 AM Paul Heidekrüger
> <paul.heidekrueger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > work on my dependency checker tool is progressing nicely, and it is
> > flagging, what I believe is, a harmful addr to ctrl dependency
> > transformation. For context, see [1] and [2]. I'm using the Clang
> > compiler.
> > [1]: https://linuxplumbersconf.org/event/7/contributions/821/attachments/598/1075/LPC_2020_--_Dependency_ordering.pdf
> > [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/llvm/YXknxGFjvaB46d%2Fp@Pauls-MacBook-Pro/T/#u
>
> Hi Paul,
> Thanks for the report and your (and your team's) work on this tool.
> Orthogonal to your report, Jose (cc'ed) and I are currently in the
> planning process to put together a Kernel+Toolchain microconference
> track at Linux Plumbers Conference [0] this year (Sept 12-14) in
> Dublin, Ireland. Would you or someone from your group be able and
> interested in presenting more information about your work to an
> audience of kernel and toolchain developers at such an event?

+1 on presenting at Plumbers!

Thanx, Paul

> Would others be interested in such a topic? (What do they say in
> Starship Troopers...?...Would you like to know more?)
>
> [0] https://lpc.events/event/16/
> --
> Thanks,
> ~Nick Desaulniers