linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH][next] soc: qcom: smd-rpm: Replace zero-length array with DECLARE_FLEX

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Message-ID: <202209261930.A34FE7B@keescook>
Date:   Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:30:56 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andy Gross <agross@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...ainline.org>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] soc: qcom: smd-rpm: Replace zero-length array with
 DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper

On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 06:01:08PM -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/224
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook