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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] bcachefs: Remove incorrect __counted_by annotation
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From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
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Date: Thu, 1 May 2025 22:08:16 +0200
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To: Alan Huang <mmpgouride@gmail.com>
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On 1. May 2025, at 22:01, Alan Huang wrote:
> +	/*
> +	 * x_name contains the name and value counted by
> +	 * x_name_len + x_val_len. The introduction of
> +	 * __counted_by(x_name_len) caused a false positive
> +	 * detection of an out of bounds write.
> +	 */

Instead of removing it, would __counted_by(x_name_len + x_val_len) work?

Best,
Thorsten