Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) It
will just mean that 99+% of all kernel developers won't see the
fallout at all.
fallout at all.
Yes, something like Android may be 99% of the devices, but it's a very small portion of the core developer base because the hardware is all locked down, and it's an even smaller portion of the usage patterns. But if it turns out that we can make the attack surface smaller by simply white-listing a few modules that we know are actively used and feel better about the quality of, that makes for a much smaller attack surface _too_.
fallout at all.
Yes, something like Android may be 99% of the devices, but it's a very small portion of the core developer base because the hardware is all locked down, and it's an even smaller portion of the usage patterns. But if it turns out that we can make the attack surface smaller by simply white-listing a few modules that we know are actively used and feel better about the quality of, that makes for a much smaller attack surface _too_.