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0 pointsjohn_strinlai10d ago0 comments

id imagine that they received more than just the poc in the report they received

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That doesn't make reviewing the POC any less valuable.

what value do you believe renaming the variable from "g" to something else provides the linux maintainers?

It makes the exploit code more readable. We all love to laugh at C folks but for real, even Linux kernel maintainers care about readability.

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Xirdus10d ago

That doesn't make reviewing the POC any less valuable.

what value do you believe renaming the variable from "g" to something else provides the linux maintainers?

Xirdus10d ago

It makes the exploit code more readable. We all love to laugh at C folks but for real, even Linux kernel maintainers care about readability.

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