Article 61X5R [$] Security requirements for new kernel features

[$] Security requirements for new kernel features

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The relatively new io_uring subsystem haschanged the way asynchronous I/O is done on Linux systems and improvedperformance significantly. It has also, however, begun to run up a recordof disagreements with the kernel's security community. A recentdiscussion about security hooks for the new uring_cmd mechanismshows how easily requirements can be overlooked in a complex system with nooverall supervision.
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