Re: [PATCH v2][next] w1: Avoid -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

[Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 01:36:26PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end was introduced in GCC-14, and we are
> getting ready to enable it, globally.
> 
> Use the `DEFINE_RAW_FLEX()` helper for on-stack definitions of
> a flexible structure where the size of the flexible-array member
> is known at compile-time, and refactor the rest of the code,
> accordingly.
> 
> So, with these changes, fix the following warnings:
> 
> drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c:198:31: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c:219:31: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
>  - Fix memcpy() instance - use new pointer `pkg_msg`, instead of `packet`. (Kees)

Thanks! You didn't want to use object assignments? Those are type
checked. :)

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>

-Kees

> 
> v1:
>  - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/Z-WD2NP_1A0ratnI@kspp/
> 
>  drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c b/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
> index 691978cddab7..724a008cf342 100644
> --- a/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
> +++ b/drivers/w1/w1_netlink.c
> @@ -194,16 +194,16 @@ static void w1_netlink_queue_status(struct w1_cb_block *block,
>  static void w1_netlink_send_error(struct cn_msg *cn, struct w1_netlink_msg *msg,
>  	int portid, int error)
>  {
> -	struct {
> -		struct cn_msg cn;
> -		struct w1_netlink_msg msg;
> -	} packet;
> -	memcpy(&packet.cn, cn, sizeof(packet.cn));
> -	memcpy(&packet.msg, msg, sizeof(packet.msg));
> -	packet.cn.len = sizeof(packet.msg);
> -	packet.msg.len = 0;
> -	packet.msg.status = (u8)-error;
> -	cn_netlink_send(&packet.cn, portid, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	DEFINE_RAW_FLEX(struct cn_msg, packet, data,
> +			sizeof(struct w1_netlink_msg));
> +	struct w1_netlink_msg *pkt_msg = (struct w1_netlink_msg *)packet->data;
> +
> +	memcpy(packet, cn, sizeof(*packet));
> +	memcpy(pkt_msg, msg, sizeof(*pkt_msg));
> +	packet->len = sizeof(*pkt_msg);
> +	pkt_msg->len = 0;
> +	pkt_msg->status = (u8)-error;
> +	cn_netlink_send(packet, portid, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
>  }
>  
>  /**
> @@ -215,22 +215,20 @@ static void w1_netlink_send_error(struct cn_msg *cn, struct w1_netlink_msg *msg,
>   */
>  void w1_netlink_send(struct w1_master *dev, struct w1_netlink_msg *msg)
>  {
> -	struct {
> -		struct cn_msg cn;
> -		struct w1_netlink_msg msg;
> -	} packet;
> -	memset(&packet, 0, sizeof(packet));
> +	DEFINE_RAW_FLEX(struct cn_msg, packet, data,
> +			sizeof(struct w1_netlink_msg));
> +	struct w1_netlink_msg *pkg_msg = (struct w1_netlink_msg *)packet->data;
>  
> -	packet.cn.id.idx = CN_W1_IDX;
> -	packet.cn.id.val = CN_W1_VAL;
> +	packet->id.idx = CN_W1_IDX;
> +	packet->id.val = CN_W1_VAL;
>  
> -	packet.cn.seq = dev->seq++;
> -	packet.cn.len = sizeof(*msg);
> +	packet->seq = dev->seq++;
> +	packet->len = sizeof(*msg);
>  
> -	memcpy(&packet.msg, msg, sizeof(*msg));
> -	packet.msg.len = 0;
> +	memcpy(pkg_msg, msg, sizeof(*msg));
> +	pkg_msg->len = 0;
>  
> -	cn_netlink_send(&packet.cn, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	cn_netlink_send(packet, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
>  }
>  
>  static void w1_send_slave(struct w1_master *dev, u64 rn)
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 

-- 
Kees Cook