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Message-ID: <33d85206-abfb-86cf-d303-b7efba9cc325@huawei.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 18:41:18 +0200
From: Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...wei.com>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, <jglisse@...hat.com>,
	<keescook@...omium.org>, <mhocko@...nel.org>, <labbott@...hat.com>,
	<hch@...radead.org>, <willy@...radead.org>
CC: <cl@...ux.com>, <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-mm@...ck.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] Documentation for Pmalloc

On 04/02/18 23:37, Randy Dunlap wrote:

[...]

>> +reason, could neither be declared as constant, nor it could take advantage
> 
>                                                   nor could it

ok

[...]

>> +Ex: A policy that is loaded from userspace.
> 
> Either
>    Example:
> or
>    E.g.:
> (meaning For example)

ok

[...]

>> +Different kernel idrivers and threads can use different pools, for finer
> 
>                     drivers

:-( ok

[...]

>> +  in use anymore by the requestor, however it will not become avaiable for
> 
>                            requester; however,                   available

ok

[...]

>> +- pmalloc does not provide locking support wrt allocating vs protecting
> 
> Write out "wrt" -> with respect to.

ok

>> +  an individual pool, for performance reason. It is recommended to not
> 
>                                          reasons.                  not to

ok & ok

[...]

>> +  in the case of using directly vmalloc. The exact number depends on size
> 
>                  of using vmalloc directly.                          on the size

ok & ok

[...]

>> +6. write protect the pool
> 
>       write-protect

ok

[...]

>> +7. use in read-only mode the handlers obtained through the allocations
> 
>                                 handles ??

yes

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thanks, igor

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