From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
To: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@kernel.org>,
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] carl9170: Replace zero-length array of trailing structs with flex-array
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:39:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <877czrqwhc.fsf@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20221118211146.never.395-kees@kernel.org> (Kees Cook's message of "Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:11:47 -0800")
Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> writes:
> Zero-length arrays are deprecated[1] and are being replaced with
> flexible array members in support of the ongoing efforts to tighten the
> FORTIFY_SOURCE routines on memcpy(), correctly instrument array indexing
> with UBSAN_BOUNDS, and to globally enable -fstrict-flex-arrays=3.
>
> Replace zero-length array with flexible-array member.
>
> This results in no differences in binary output.
>
> [1] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/78
>
> Cc: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>
> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
> Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
> Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
> Cc: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@kernel.org>
> Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Nowadays we include "wifi:" in the subject, but I can add that. But
please use this in the future for all wireless patches.
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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-11-19 6:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-11-18 21:11 [PATCH] carl9170: Replace zero-length array of trailing structs with flex-array Kees Cook
2022-11-18 22:34 ` Gustavo A. R. Silva
2022-11-18 22:54 ` Christian Lamparter
2022-11-19 6:39 ` Kalle Valo [this message]
2022-11-19 7:08 ` Kees Cook
2022-11-25 11:15 ` Kalle Valo
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