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Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:02:04 -0700
From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@gmail.com>
To: "Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc>
Cc: Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@gmail.com>, Sage Weil <sage@redhat.com>,
	Alex Elder <elder@kernel.org>, ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com,
	Tycho Andersen <tycho@tycho.ws>, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rbd: Remove VLA stack usage
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On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 03:49:40PM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
> The kernel would like to have all stack VLA usage removed[1].

Can you please stop writing this?  The Linux kernel isn't sentient; it doesn't
"like" anything.  You need to explain why *you* (and other people) believe these
changes should be made.

Eric