linux-hardening - RE: [PATCH][next] net: mana: Use struct_size() helper in mana_gd_create_dma

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Date:   Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:47:38 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
CC:     "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH][next] net: mana: Use struct_size() helper in
 mana_gd_create_dma_region()

> From: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 1:44 PM
>  ...
> 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/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/gdma_main.c:677:24: warning: using
> sizeof on a flexible structure
>  ...
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>