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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 07:40:43 -0700
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To: Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: refactoring timers to avoid init_timer*()

Instea of bloating the timer even more we should kill off
the data field eventually, which should give you the same
protection.

See my proposal and the related discussion here:

http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg1397209.html

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