linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH][next] media: pci: cx18-av-vbi: Replace one-element array with flexible-array member

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Date:   Fri, 26 May 2023 10:43:49 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andy Walls <awalls@...metrocast.net>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] media: pci: cx18-av-vbi: Replace one-element array
 with flexible-array member

On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 06:20:38PM -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 struct vbi_anc_data.
> 
> This results in no differences in binary output.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/79
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>

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

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Kees Cook