futex: Mark get_robust_list as deprecated

[cascardo/linux.git] / Documentation / feature-removal-schedule.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 0cad480..c1be806 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -529,3 +529,13 @@ When:      3.5
 Why:   The old kmap_atomic() with two arguments is deprecated, we only
        keep it for backward compatibility for few cycles and then drop it.
 Who:   Cong Wang <amwang@redhat.com>
+
+----------------------------
+
+What:  get_robust_list syscall
+When:  2013
+Why:   There appear to be no production users of the get_robust_list syscall,
+       and it runs the risk of leaking address locations, allowing the bypass
+       of ASLR. It was only ever intended for debugging, so it should be
+       removed.
+Who:   Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>