linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH 11/12] slab: Remove __malloc attribute from realloc functions

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Message-ID: <CANiq72=m9VngFH9jE3s0RV7MpjX0a=ekJN4pZwcDksBkSRR_1w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:23:46 +0200
From:   Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 11/12] slab: Remove __malloc attribute from realloc functions

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 5:10 AM Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
>
> -#ifdef __alloc_size__
> -# define __alloc_size(x, ...)  __alloc_size__(x, ## __VA_ARGS__) __malloc
> -#else
> -# define __alloc_size(x, ...)  __malloc
> -#endif
> +#define __alloc_size(x, ...)   __alloc_size__(x, ## __VA_ARGS__) __malloc
> +#define __realloc_size(x, ...) __alloc_size__(x, ## __VA_ARGS__)

These look unconditional now, so we could move it to
`compiler_attributes.h` in a later patch (or an independent series).

Cheers,
Miguel