linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH][next] NTB/msi: Use struct_size() helper in devm

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Date:   Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:24:59 -0700
From:   Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Allen Hubbe <allenbh@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-ntb@...glegroups.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] NTB/msi: Use struct_size() helper in devm_kzalloc()




On 2022-01-20 4:02 p.m., Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Make use of the struct_size() helper instead of an open-coded version,
> in order to avoid any potential type mistakes or integer overflows that,
> in the worst scenario, could lead to heap overflows.
> 
> Also, address the following sparse warnings:
> drivers/ntb/msi.c:46:23: warning: using sizeof on a flexible structure
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/174
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>

Thanks, looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>