linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH][next] wifi: mt76: mt7996: Use DECLARE_FLEX

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Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:09:27 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Cc: Felix Fietkau <nbd@....name>, Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>,
 Ryder Lee <ryder.lee@...iatek.com>, Shayne Chen <shayne.chen@...iatek.com>,
 Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>,
 Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>, AngeloGioacchino Del Regno
        <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>,
 linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
 "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
 linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] wifi: mt76: mt7996: Use DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() and
 fix
 -Warray-bounds warnings

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

> Transform zero-length arrays `adm_stat` and `msdu_cnt` into proper
> flexible-array members in anonymous union in `struct
> mt7996_mcu_all_sta_info_event` via the DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY()
> helper; and fix multiple -Warray-bounds warnings:
> 
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:483:61: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:490:58: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:492:58: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:469:61: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:477:66: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:479:66: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> 
> This results in no differences in binary output, helps with the ongoing
> efforts to globally enable -Warray-bounds.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Fails to apply, please rebase on top of wireless-next.

Recorded preimage for 'drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h'
error: Failed to merge in the changes.
hint: Use 'git am --show-current-patch=diff' to see the failed patch
Applying: wifi: mt76: mt7996: Use DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() and fix -Warray-bounds warnings
Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
M	drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h
Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
Auto-merging drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h
Patch failed at 0001 wifi: mt76: mt7996: Use DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() and fix -Warray-bounds warnings

Patch set to Changes Requested.

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