Re: [PATCH v2 45/63] ath11k: Use memset_startat() for clearing queue descriptors

Kees Cook
2021-08-19T16:25:11Z

On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 04:19:37PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
> Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> writes:
>
> > In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time
> > field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across
> > neighboring fields.
> >
> > Use memset_startat() so memset() doesn't get confused about writing
> > beyond the destination member that is intended to be the starting point
> > of zeroing through the end of the struct. Additionally split up a later
> > field-spanning memset() so that memset() can reason about the size.
> >
> > Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
> > Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> > Cc: ath11k@lists.infradead.org
> > Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
> > Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
>
> To avoid conflicts I prefer taking this via my ath tree.

The memset helpers are introduced as part of this series, so that makes
things more difficult. Do you want me to create a branch with the
helpers that you can merge?

-Kees

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Kees Cook