Re: [PATCH 3/3] module: Add compile-time check for embedded NUL characters

[Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 09:49:39AM +0100, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 08:21:39AM -0800, Luck, Tony wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 03:45:42PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 02:30:48AM +0900, Daniel Gomez wrote:
> > > > Maybe the flag fix just needs to be applied to the evaluation? Other op
> > > > structs do the same. But Dan's patch did not implement evaluate. E.g.:
> > > > 
> > > > static struct symbol_op constant_p_op = {
> > > > 	.evaluate = evaluate_to_int_const_expr,
> > > > 	.expand = expand_constant_p
> > > > };
> > > 
> > > I was waiting for you to send this as a patch.  I can do it if you
> > > need me to.
> > 
> > Al Viro thought this was wrong. His alternative patch is here:
> > 
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/sparse.git/commit/?id=2634e39bf02697a18fece057208150362c985992
> 
> Sparse still is PITA as of today, can we get some fix (Al's or alternative)
> ASAP to be applied and sparse tagged as 0.6.5 so the distros will pack the
> new version, please?

Any update on this?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry