Re: [NEEDS-REVIEW] [RFC PATCH] do_exit(): panic() recursion detected

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Mon Dec 07 2020 - 09:28:07 EST


On 12/7/20 4:40 AM, Vladimir Kondratiev wrote:
> Recursive do_exit() is symptom of compromised kernel integrity.
> For safety critical systems, it may be better to
> panic() in this case to minimize risk.

This changelog is still woefully inadequate. It doesn't really describe
the problem which is being fixed. Patches are generally not accepted by
batting around things like "safety-critical".

> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Kondratiev <vladimir.kondratiev@xxxxxxxxx>
> Change-Id: I42f45900a08c4282c511b05e9e6061360d07db60

What's this Change-Id? Is this for some system outside of Linux? If
so, we don't need that in kernel changelogs.