AIPhoronixabout 2 hours ago
Linus Torvalds Removes Unsafe Linux Functions
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Linus Torvalds merged a code branch eliminating the unsafe getuser() and putuser() functions from the Linux kernel 7.4 release. He stated these functions are historical and insecure because they lack pointer validation checks. Torvalds noted he used Claude Code as a Coccinelle script to perform the source-to-source transformations for this removal.
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