linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v2] Compiler Attributes: Introduce __access

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Date:   Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:47:27 -0700
From:   Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
To:     Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>, llvm@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Compiler Attributes: Introduce __access_*() function
 attribute

On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 01:36:22PM +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 25, 2022 at 6:46 AM Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > The GCC docs say it is 'access', instead of '__access__'. I assume it is
> > probably okay so:
> 
> Yeah, attributes can be used either with or without double
> underscores, see
> https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Attribute-Syntax.html#Attribute-Syntax.

Aha, I figured I was missing something. That is what I get for doing a
mobile review :)

> In this file, we always use the underscore ones to minimize the chance
> of collisions, since the idea is that the rest of the kernel uses the
> shorthands provided here.

That certainly makes sense, I think it is a little easier to read too,
as it gives the attribute name a little separating from '__attribute__'
and any arguments to it.

Cheers,
Nathan