Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] mm: BUG_ON to avoid NULL deference while __GFP_NOFAIL fails

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On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 at 14:57, David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 19.08.24 22:35, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> >
> > Maybe. Or it might just lock up the machine.
>
> Yes, regarding the security concerns it might be a bit better that way.
> (no security expert, so I cannot judge ...)

The thing is, in a static universe where time does not flow, that might be true.

But in such a universe, we wouldn't actually be alive, much less do
kernel development.

In *REALITY*, security is not a single point in time. Real security is
about the *future* more than it is about anything else.


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