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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
To: pageexec@freemail.hu
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@mit.edu>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
	x86@kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>,
	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@novell.com>,
	richard -rw- weinberger <richard.weinberger@gmail.com>,
	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@it.uu.se>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>,
	Louis Rilling <Louis.Rilling@kerlabs.com>,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 9/9] x86-64: Add CONFIG_UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS to feature-removal-schedule
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 22:56:23 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <BANLkTin5jEmUUxWUUkYn9pKzGRwcA-zRLw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4DECAE68.16683.1203EBBB@pageexec.freemail.hu>

On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:39 PM,  <pageexec@freemail.hu> wrote:
>
> what is annoying is your covering up of security fixes on grounds that you don't want
> to help script kiddies (a bullshit argument as it were) but at the same time question
> proactive security measures (one can debate the implementation, see my other mail) that
> would *actually* prevent the same kiddies from writing textbook exploits.

Shut up unless you have any real arguments. I know you have your
hangups, and I just don't care.

Calling the old vdso "UNSAFE" as a config option is just plain stupid.
t's a politicized name, with no good reason except for your political
agenda. And when I call it out as such, you just spout the same tired
old security nonsense.

I'm happy with perhaps moving away from the fixed-address vdso, but
that does not excuse bad naming and non-descriptive crap like the
feature-removal thing, and all the insanity going on in the thread. If
the config option is about removing the legacy vdso, then CALL IT
THAT, instead of spouting idiotic and irrelevant nonsense.

                       Linus

  reply	other threads:[~2011-06-06 14:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 112+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-06-05 17:50 [PATCH v5 0/9] Remove syscall instructions at fixed addresses Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 1/9] x86-64: Fix alignment of jiffies variable Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:31   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 2/9] x86-64: Document some of entry_64.S Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:31   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 3/9] x86-64: Give vvars their own page Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:32   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 4/9] x86-64: Remove kernel.vsyscall64 sysctl Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:32   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-12-05 18:27   ` [PATCH v5 4/9] " Matthew Maurer
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 5/9] x86-64: Map the HPET NX Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:33   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 6/9] x86-64: Remove vsyscall number 3 (venosys) Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:33   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 7/9] x86-64: Fill unused parts of the vsyscall page with 0xcc Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:34   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 8/9] x86-64: Emulate legacy vsyscalls Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 19:30   ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-05 20:01     ` Andrew Lutomirski
2011-06-06  7:39       ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06  9:42       ` pageexec
2011-06-06 11:19         ` Andrew Lutomirski
2011-06-06 11:56           ` pageexec
2011-06-06 12:43             ` Andrew Lutomirski
2011-06-06 13:58               ` pageexec
2011-06-06 14:07                 ` Brian Gerst
2011-06-07 23:32                   ` pageexec
2011-06-07 23:49                     ` Andrew Lutomirski
2011-06-08  6:32                       ` pageexec
2011-06-06 15:26                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 15:48                   ` pageexec
2011-06-06 15:59                     ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 16:19                       ` pageexec
2011-06-06 16:47                         ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 22:49                           ` pageexec
2011-06-06 22:57                             ` david
2011-06-07  9:07                               ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07  6:59                             ` Pekka Enberg
2011-06-07  8:30                             ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07 23:24                               ` pageexec
2011-06-08  5:55                                 ` Pekka Enberg
2011-06-08  6:19                                   ` pageexec
2011-06-08  6:48                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-08  9:02                                   ` pageexec
2011-06-08  9:11                                     ` Andi Kleen
2011-06-08  9:35                                       ` pageexec
2011-06-08 10:06                                         ` Andi Kleen
2011-06-08 10:26                                           ` pageexec
2011-06-08 10:39                                             ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-08 10:35                                           ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-08  9:15                                     ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-08  7:16                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-08  9:29                                   ` pageexec
2011-06-06 14:01             ` Linus Torvalds
2011-06-06 14:55               ` pageexec
2011-06-06 15:33                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 15:58                   ` pageexec
2011-06-06 15:41         ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06  8:34   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:35   ` [tip:x86/vdso] x86-64, vdso, seccomp: Fix !CONFIG_SECCOMP build tip-bot for Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07  7:49   ` [tip:x86/vdso] x86-64: Emulate legacy vsyscalls tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-07  8:03   ` tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-05 17:50 ` [PATCH v5 9/9] x86-64: Add CONFIG_UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS to feature-removal-schedule Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:34   ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
2011-06-06  8:46   ` [PATCH v5 9/9] " Linus Torvalds
2011-06-06  9:31     ` Andi Kleen
2011-06-06 10:39       ` pageexec
2011-06-06 13:56         ` Linus Torvalds [this message]
2011-06-06 18:46           ` pageexec
2011-06-06 20:40             ` Linus Torvalds
2011-06-06 20:51               ` Andrew Lutomirski
2011-06-06 21:54                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 21:45               ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 21:48                 ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]                 ` <BANLkTi==uw_h78oaep1cCOCzwY0edLUU_Q@mail.gmail.com>
2011-06-07  8:03                   ` [PATCH, v6] x86-64: Emulate legacy vsyscalls Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 21:53               ` [PATCH v5 9/9] x86-64: Add CONFIG_UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS to feature-removal-schedule pageexec
2011-06-06 14:44         ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 15:01           ` pageexec
2011-06-06 15:15             ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 15:29               ` pageexec
2011-06-06 16:54                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 18:59           ` pageexec
2011-06-06 19:25             ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07  0:34               ` pageexec
2011-06-07  9:51                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07 23:24                   ` pageexec
2011-06-10 11:19                     ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-14  0:48                       ` pageexec
2011-06-15 19:42                         ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-06-06 14:52         ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 10:24     ` [PATCH] x86-64, vsyscalls: Rename UNSAFE_VSYSCALLS to COMPAT_VSYSCALLS Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 11:20       ` pageexec
2011-06-06 12:47         ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 12:48           ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 18:04           ` pageexec
2011-06-06 19:12             ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07  0:02               ` pageexec
2011-06-07  9:56                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07 23:24                   ` pageexec
2011-06-09  6:48                     ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-09 23:33                       ` pageexec
2011-06-07 10:05                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07 23:24                   ` pageexec
2011-06-09  7:02                     ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-09 23:33                       ` pageexec
2011-06-07 10:13                 ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-07 23:24                   ` pageexec
2011-06-06 12:19       ` Ted Ts'o
2011-06-06 12:33         ` Andrew Lutomirski
2011-06-06 12:37         ` Ingo Molnar
2011-06-06 14:34     ` [tip:x86/vdso] " tip-bot for Ingo Molnar
2011-06-05 20:05 ` [PATCH v5 0/9] Remove syscall instructions at fixed addresses Andrew Lutomirski

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