Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the kspp tree

John Johansen
2017-06-20T05:39:57Z

On 06/19/2017 09:56 PM, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> After merging the kspp tree, today's linux-next build (x86_64
> allmodconfig) failed like this:
>
> security/apparmor/file.c: In function 'aa_path_link':
> security/apparmor/file.c:475:23: error: positional initialization of field in 'struct' declared with 'designated_init' attribute [-Werror=designated-init]
> struct path link = { new_dir->mnt, new_dentry };
> ^
> security/apparmor/file.c:475:23: note: (near initialization for 'link')
> security/apparmor/file.c:475:37: error: positional initialization of field in 'struct' declared with 'designated_init' attribute [-Werror=designated-init]
> struct path link = { new_dir->mnt, new_dentry };
> ^
> security/apparmor/file.c:475:37: note: (near initialization for 'link')
> security/apparmor/file.c:476:25: error: positional initialization of field in 'struct' declared with 'designated_init' attribute [-Werror=designated-init]
> struct path target = { new_dir->mnt, old_dentry };
> ^
> security/apparmor/file.c:476:25: note: (near initialization for 'target')
> security/apparmor/file.c:476:39: error: positional initialization of field in 'struct' declared with 'designated_init' attribute [-Werror=designated-init]
> struct path target = { new_dir->mnt, old_dentry };
> ^
> security/apparmor/file.c:476:39: note: (near initialization for 'target')
>
> Caused by commit
>
> 1a12979f61e4 ("randstruct: Mark various structs for randomization")
>
> interacting with commit
>
> 8014370f1257 ("apparmor: move path_link mediation to using labels")
>
> from the security tree.
>
> I added the following merge fix patch for today:
>
> From: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
> Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:50:36 +1000
> Subject: [PATCH] apparmor: put back designators in struct initialisers
>
> Fixes: 8014370f1257 ("apparmor: move path_link mediation to using labels")
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Acked-by: John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com>

> ---
> security/apparmor/file.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/apparmor/file.c b/security/apparmor/file.c
> index b6e8e5b11e05..3382518b87fa 100644
> --- a/security/apparmor/file.c
> +++ b/security/apparmor/file.c
> @@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ static int profile_path_link(struct aa_profile *profile,
> int aa_path_link(struct aa_label *label, struct dentry *old_dentry,
> const struct path *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
> {
> - struct path link = { new_dir->mnt, new_dentry };
> - struct path target = { new_dir->mnt, old_dentry };
> + struct path link = { .mnt = new_dir->mnt, .dentry = new_dentry };
> + struct path target = { .mnt = new_dir->mnt, .dentry = old_dentry };
> struct path_cond cond = {
> d_backing_inode(old_dentry)->i_uid,
> d_backing_inode(old_dentry)->i_mode
>