"Full disclosure" from the University of Minnesota

Posted Apr 28, 2021 20:59 UTC (Wed) by gtb (guest, #3978)
Parent article: "Full disclosure" from the University of Minnesota

I am curious: How does their ineffective nonsense-patch from early April 2021, which caused Greg-Kroah Hartman to ban all UMN patches, fit into the picture? It is not mentioned in this allegedly-full disclosure.

April patches

Posted Apr 28, 2021 21:14 UTC (Wed) by corbet (editor, #1) [Link]

That patch is not a part of this picture; it was an independent event. Stay tuned for an update tomorrow...:)

"Full disclosure" from the University of Minnesota

Posted Apr 28, 2021 21:16 UTC (Wed) by mokki (subscriber, #33200) [Link]

Patches from the original research paper have been confused with the new tool that the authors used to generate different set of bad patches. The new tool is not mentioned in any research paper. It might be part of some new research, but there is no information about it anywhere.
The current practice of clearly marking automatically generated patches as such was not properly followed, nor were the patches first properly reviewed by the authors before bothering others with them.