Re: [PATCH v6 0/6] mm/memfd: introduce MFD_NOEXEC_SEAL and MFD_EXEC

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Dec 08 2022 - 11:13:42 EST


On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 03:49:33PM +0000, jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> This is V6 version of patch: see [4] [5] [6] [7] for previous versions.

When sending a new version, can you include an overview of what changed
between this version and the prior version? This helps reviewers who are
following along, so it's easier to focus our attention on the
differences. Also, it's helpful to version the links:

> [4] https://lwn.net/Articles/890096/
> [5] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220805222126.142525-1-jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxx/
> [6] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221202013404.163143-1-jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxx/
> [7] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221206152358.1966099-1-jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxx/

e.g.:

v6:
- moved foo to bar
- improve comments for baz
v5: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221206152358.1966099-1-jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxx/
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221202013404.163143-1-jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxx/
v2: ...etc

-Kees

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Kees Cook