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From: Alexander Potapenko <glider@google.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:42:32 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10-mte 4/7] arm64: mte: implement CONFIG_ARM64_MTE_COMP
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> > Data and *data have their meaning across scope boundary: a pointer and
> > a content. The &data is pretty much a random number - a pointer to
> > somewhere on a function's stack. Isn't?
>
> OK, I read now. Your 'void *data' is not a pointer, but an actual data.
> Very confusing indeed... Maybe add a comment for that cast?
>
Sure, will do.