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

["Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.ibm.com>]

Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:02:49 +0200
> "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@al2klimov.de> 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@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> >> Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>> >>> On Tue,  7 Jul 2020 21:49:59 +0200
>> >>> "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@al2klimov.de> 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