linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v10 0/5] Introduce mseal

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Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 18:57:12 -0600
From: "Theo de Raadt" <deraadt@...nbsd.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
    Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
    Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, jeffxu@...omium.org,
    keescook@...omium.org, jannh@...gle.com, sroettger@...gle.com,
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    rdunlap@...radead.org, jeffxu@...gle.com, jorgelo@...omium.org,
    groeck@...omium.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
    linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
    pedro.falcato@...il.com, dave.hansen@...el.com,
    linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 0/5] Introduce mseal

> > I worry that the non-atomicity will one day be used by an attacker.
> 
> Blah blah blah. That's a made-up scare tactic if I ever heard one.
> It's unworthy of you.

Let's wait and see.

(Linus, don't be a jerk)