linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] md/md-multipath: Convert "struct mpconf" to flexible array

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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 14:20:04 -0800
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc: Song Liu <song@...nel.org>,
	"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] md/md-multipath: Convert "struct mpconf" to flexible
 array

On Sun, Dec 03, 2023 at 08:48:06PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> The 'multipaths' field of 'struct mpconf' can be declared as a flexible
> array.
> 
> The advantages are:
>    - 1 less indirection when accessing to the 'multipaths' array
>    - save 1 pointer in the structure
>    - improve memory usage
>    - give the opportunity to use __counted_by() for additional safety
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>

This looks like a really nice conversion. I haven't run-tested this, but
it reads correct to me.

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

-- 
Kees Cook