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From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post
Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

A: No.
Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?


http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top

On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 08:57:40PM +0800, Guo Zhi wrote:
> We should restrict kernel pointer leakage issue by using kptr_restrict. 
> Therefore kernel pointers should be specified by %pK rather than %lx.

I totally agree.

What I am asking about is why is this message needed at all?  Why not
just remove the whole thing?  Who uses it?

thanks,

greg k-h