Re: [RFC PATCH] panic: Add new taint flag for fault injection

[Kees Cook]

On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 01:37:13AM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu (Google) wrote:
> From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Since the function error injection framework in the fault injection
> subsystem can change the function code flow forcibly, it may cause
> unexpected behavior (but that is the purpose of this feature).
> To identify this in the kernel oops message, add a new taint flag
> for this, and set it if it is (and similar things in BPF) used.

Why is hooking through BPF considered to be "fault injection" here?

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Kees Cook