Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] rust: file: add `Kuid` wrapper

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Dec 06 2023 - 07:34:36 EST


On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 11:59:50AM +0000, Alice Ryhl wrote:

> diff --git a/rust/helpers.c b/rust/helpers.c
> index fd633d9db79a..58e3a9dff349 100644
> --- a/rust/helpers.c
> +++ b/rust/helpers.c
> @@ -142,6 +142,51 @@ void rust_helper_put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_put_task_struct);
>
> +kuid_t rust_helper_task_uid(struct task_struct *task)
> +{
> + return task_uid(task);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_task_uid);
> +
> +kuid_t rust_helper_task_euid(struct task_struct *task)
> +{
> + return task_euid(task);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rust_helper_task_euid);

So I still object to these on the ground that they're obvious and
trivial speculation gadgets.

We should not have (exported) functions that are basically a single
dereference of a pointer argument.

And I do not appreciate my feedback on the previous round being ignored.