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2.6.32.9 Release notes

2.6.32.9 Release notes

Posted Feb 23, 2010 6:36 UTC (Tue) by error27 (subscriber, #8346)
In reply to: 2.6.32.9 Release notes by nix
Parent article: 2.6.32.9 Release notes

Most of the security bugs listed here could have been found through static code checking. Our tools are not good enough yet, but in two years they will be.


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2.6.32.9 Release notes

Posted Feb 23, 2010 21:55 UTC (Tue) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]

We have the notable advantage that the kernel is written in a stereotyped
subset of C (as is true of any program that's not written by a frothing
madman). So the tools can use that, and (as sparse and GCC do) can rely on
user annotations, as well as erring on the side of paranoia.

So, yes, I was being excessively depressing.

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