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Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by yoloClin on Sunday December 29, 2019 @11:23PM (#21910787)
Is there a standard for valid flags? I recently recommended a client use `TODOSECURITY` for todos which had security implications until fixed - I discovered functionality which was implemented before authorisation had been developed, resulting in a codepath which was unintentionally reachable by standard users.

Seemed weird to make up a codeword but I wasn't aware of any standard convention, and visually highlighting high impact issues (w/ the bonus of greppability) seemed like a sane approach in rapid development environments.

Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by james_s_tayler on Monday December 30, 2019 @12:00AM (#21910926)
Open a ticket for that straight away and start working on it immediately. Or 3 years later. Whichever actually happens.
Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by yoloClin on Friday January 03, 2020 @10:43PM (#21952733)
Yeah, that's probably true. I don't have any visibility over that particular projects ticketing system but I imagine it was never raised given it wasn't fixed until I noticed it.
Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by sophiebits on Monday December 30, 2019 @12:37AM (#21911061)
I’d strongly recommend not landing code that has known security problems.
Re:The Linux codebase has over 3k TODO comments, many from o... by yoloClin on Friday January 03, 2020 @10:45PM (#21952741)
It was my job to look for security problems.