* [PATCH][next] ath10k: Replace zero-length arrays with DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper
@ 2022-09-26 21:41 Gustavo A. R. Silva
2022-09-26 22:00 ` Kees Cook
2022-09-28 7:45 ` Kalle Valo
0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Gustavo A. R. Silva @ 2022-09-26 21:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kalle Valo, David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni
Cc: ath10k, linux-wireless, netdev, linux-kernel,
Gustavo A. R. Silva, linux-hardening
Zero-length arrays are deprecated and we are moving towards adopting
C99 flexible-array members, instead. So, replace zero-length arrays
declarations in anonymous union with the new DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY()
helper macro.
This helper allows for flexible-array members in unions.
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/193
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/212
Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h
index f06cf39204e2..c051a22fce14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt.h
@@ -1108,8 +1108,10 @@ struct htt_rx_in_ord_ind {
u8 reserved;
__le16 msdu_count;
union {
- struct htt_rx_in_ord_msdu_desc msdu_descs32[0];
- struct htt_rx_in_ord_msdu_desc_ext msdu_descs64[0];
+ DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct htt_rx_in_ord_msdu_desc,
+ msdu_descs32);
+ DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct htt_rx_in_ord_msdu_desc_ext,
+ msdu_descs64);
} __packed;
} __packed;
--
2.34.1
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* Re: [PATCH][next] ath10k: Replace zero-length arrays with DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper
2022-09-26 21:41 [PATCH][next] ath10k: Replace zero-length arrays with DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper Gustavo A. R. Silva
@ 2022-09-26 22:00 ` Kees Cook
2022-09-28 7:45 ` Kalle Valo
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Kees Cook @ 2022-09-26 22:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gustavo A. R. Silva
Cc: Kalle Valo, David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski,
Paolo Abeni, ath10k, linux-wireless, netdev, linux-kernel,
linux-hardening
On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 04:41:54PM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Zero-length arrays are deprecated and we are moving towards adopting
> C99 flexible-array members, instead. So, replace zero-length arrays
> declarations in anonymous union with the new DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY()
> helper macro.
>
> This helper allows for flexible-array members in unions.
>
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/193
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/212
> Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
--
Kees Cook
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* Re: [PATCH][next] ath10k: Replace zero-length arrays with DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper
2022-09-26 21:41 [PATCH][next] ath10k: Replace zero-length arrays with DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper Gustavo A. R. Silva
2022-09-26 22:00 ` Kees Cook
@ 2022-09-28 7:45 ` Kalle Valo
1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Kalle Valo @ 2022-09-28 7:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Gustavo A. R. Silva
Cc: David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni,
ath10k, linux-wireless, netdev, linux-kernel,
Gustavo A. R. Silva, linux-hardening
"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@kernel.org> wrote:
> Zero-length arrays are deprecated and we are moving towards adopting
> C99 flexible-array members, instead. So, replace zero-length arrays
> declarations in anonymous union with the new DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY()
> helper macro.
>
> This helper allows for flexible-array members in unions.
>
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/193
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/212
> Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com>
Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
00d942e779c2 wifi: ath10k: Replace zero-length arrays with DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper
--
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/YzIcoloIQBDqGlgc@work/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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