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Killswitch: Per-function short-circuit mitigation primitive

https://lwn.net/ml/all/20260507070547.2268452-1-sashal@kernel.org/

20•signa11•3h ago

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PeterWhittaker•1h ago

Clever! I know some will say it's like closing the barn door after the horse left, but having this in place to mitigate future vulnerabilities will be handy.

cyanydeez•38m ago

ok, but what kind of nefarious use case will it enable if it is accessible to malfeasance.

ObscureScience•21m ago

I guess it could disable the killswitch

frumiousirc•22m ago

If I'm a malicious actor that gets root, can I killswitch the killswitch?

htmlenjoyye•13m ago

you're on the other side of the secure door already

killswitch is to prevent you from gaining root

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