On 2018-11-26 11:37, Paul Moore wrote:
On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 12:11 PM Richard Guy Briggs
<rgb(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> On 2018-02-15 15:42, Paul Moore wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 7:29 AM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb(a)redhat.com>
wrote:
> > > The arch_f pointer was added to the struct audit_krule in commit:
> > > e54dc2431d740a79a6bd013babade99d71b1714f ("audit signal
recipients")
> > >
> > > This is only used on addition and deletion of rules which isn't time
> > > critical and the arch field is likely to be one of the first fields,
> > > easily found iterating over the field type. This isn't worth the
> > > additional complexity and storage. Delete the field.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb(a)redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > > include/linux/audit.h | 1 -
> > > kernel/auditfilter.c | 12 ++++++++----
> > > 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> > I haven't decided if I like the removal of arch_f or not, but I think
> > I might know where your oops/panic is coming from, thoughts below ...
>
> Have you decided yet if you like the removal of the arch_f pointer or
> not? An updated v2 was provided the following day:
>
https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-audit/2018-February/msg00059.html
I still think I'd like to keep it as-is for now.
Can you explain why you'd prefer to keep it as-is for now? Is there a
factor I'm not aware of that might make it acceptable later? arch_f
appears to make the code noisier than needed and use extra memory that
is a convenience at best only when adding or deleting rules.
paul moore
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