linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v2][next] scsi: lpfc: Use struct

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Date:   Fri, 26 May 2023 11:06:55 -0700
From:   Justin Tee <justin.tee@...adcom.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Justin Tee <justintee8345@...il.com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        James Smart <james.smart@...adcom.com>,
        Dick Kennedy <dick.kennedy@...adcom.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2][next] scsi: lpfc: Use struct_size() helper

> > We probably should have declared no_of_objects as __be32 to have
> > avoided this confusion.
>
> Perhaps this patch can add that too?

Yes, please.  Something like this is fine:

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw.h
index 19b2d2754f32..e5a639d96122 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw.h
@@ -1414,12 +1414,12 @@ struct app_id_object {
 };

 struct lpfc_vmid_rapp_ident_list {
-       uint32_t no_of_objects;
+       __be32 no_of_objects;
        struct entity_id_object obj[1];
 };

 struct lpfc_vmid_dapp_ident_list {
-       uint32_t no_of_objects;
+       __be32 no_of_objects;
        struct entity_id_object obj[1];
 };

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