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Linux 5.10 finally ditches decades-old tool that caused security bugs – ZDNet
For years, set_fs() has been known to cause trouble – and now it’s finally gone.
Linus Torvalds has kicked off yet another development cycle for the Linux kernel, announcing the release of 5.10-rc1, and this time with an historical twist. The new version of the kernel effectively marks the end of a decade-old feature that has long been made redundant after it was found to cause security bugs.
With the closing of the two-week-long merge window, which precedes the release of every new iteration of the Linux kernel, Torvalds shared his reflections on the Linux kernel mailing list,…
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