linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH][next] carl9170: Fix multiple -Warray-bounds warnings

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Date:   Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:53:30 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Cc:     Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] carl9170: Fix multiple -Warray-bounds warnings

"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org> wrote:

> GCC (and Clang)[1] does not like having a partially allocated object,
> since it cannot reason about it for bounds checking. Instead, fully
> allocate struct carl9170_cmd.
> 
> Fix the following warnings Seen under GCC 13:
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:125:30: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[4]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:126:30: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[4]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:125:30: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[20]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:126:30: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[20]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:161:12: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[20]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:162:12: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[20]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:163:12: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[20]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:164:12: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[20]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:125:30: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[8]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:126:30: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[8]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/cmd.c:220:12: warning: array subscript ‘struct carl9170_cmd[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[8]’ [-Warray-bounds=]
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/268
> Link: godbolt.org/z/KP97sxh3T [1]
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...il.com>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@...cinc.com>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

72383ed78c1c wifi: carl9170: Fix multiple -Warray-bounds warnings

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/ZBSjx236+BTiRByf@work/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches