[PATCH] deprecated.rst: Include details on "no_hash_pointers"
From: Kees Cook <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-23 20:05:48
Linus decided a debug toggle for %p was tolerable, so update the %p deprecation documentation. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <redacted> --- Documentation/process/deprecated.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/process/deprecated.rst b/Documentation/process/deprecated.rst
index 9d83b8db8874..8ced754a5a0f 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/deprecated.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/deprecated.rst@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ Paraphrasing Linus's current `guidance <https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFwQEd up to Linus's scrutiny, maybe you can use "%px", along with making sure you have sensible permissions. -And finally, know that a toggle for "%p" hashing will `not be accepted <https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFwieC1-nAs+NFq9RTwaR8ef9hWa4MjNBWL41F-8wM49eA@mail.gmail.com/>`_. +If you are debugging something where "%p" hashing is causing problems, +you can temporarily boot with the debug flag "`no_hash_pointers +<https://git.kernel.org/linus/5ead723a20e0447bc7db33dc3070b420e5f80aa6>`_". Variable Length Arrays (VLAs) -----------------------------
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