linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH][next] media: venus: Replace one-element arrays with flexible-array members

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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2023 21:44:46 -0600
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Stanimir Varbanov <stanimir.k.varbanov@...il.com>,
        Vikash Garodia <quic_vgarodia@...cinc.com>,
        Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] media: venus: Replace one-element arrays with
 flexible-array members

On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 01:18:39PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 02:17:32PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> > One-element arrays are deprecated, and we are replacing them with flexible
> > array members instead. So, replace one-element arrays with flexible-array
> > members in multiple structures, and refactor the rest of the code,
> > accordingly.
> > 
> > This helps with the ongoing efforts to tighten the FORTIFY_SOURCE
> > routines on memcpy() and help us make progress towards globally
> > enabling -fstrict-flex-arrays=3 [1].
> > 
> > This results in no differences in binary output.
> > 
> > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/79
> > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/291
> > Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2022-October/602902.html [1]
> > Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> 
> Oh fun, a subtraction variant! :)

This code has everything, subtractions and additions :p

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/ZGQn63U4IeRUiJWb@work/

> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Thanks!
--
Gustavo