linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] scripts: kernel-doc: Bug fixed for erroneous warning

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Message-ID: <ddd30bb6-20d1-4b7f-bcee-6b204d0858fb@infradead.org>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:49:54 -0800
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To: Muhammad Muzammil <m.muzzammilashraf@...il.com>
Cc: corbet@....net, gustavoars@...nel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts: kernel-doc: Bug fixed for erroneous warning



On 12/19/23 22:35, Muhammad Muzammil wrote:
> HI,
> 
> 1) I already have the below patch but it does not work.
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/20231215001347.work.151-kees@kernel.org/
> 
> 2) When I applied the below patch. It works.
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/87le9rjb4y.fsf@meer.lwn.net/

Thanks!


> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 11:29 AM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 12/19/23 22:24, Muhammad Muzammil wrote:
>>> From: Muzammil Ashraf <m.muzzammilashraf@...il.com>
>>>
>>> kernel-doc: fixed erroneous warning generated by '__counted_by'
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Muzammil Ashraf <m.muzzammilashraf@...il.com>
>>> ---
>>>  scripts/kernel-doc | 1 +
>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
>>> index 1484127db104..ea9688df0e93 100755
>>> --- a/scripts/kernel-doc
>>> +++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
>>> @@ -1661,6 +1661,7 @@ sub check_sections($$$$$) {
>>>                       }
>>>                       elsif (($decl_type eq "struct") or
>>>                              ($decl_type eq "union")) {
>>> +                next if (index("@_", "__counted_by") != -1);
>>>                               emit_warning("${file}:$.",
>>>                                       "Excess $decl_type member " .
>>>                                       "'$sects[$sx]' " .
>>
>> One of both of these patches should be enough. Can you test these
>> instead of your patch, please?
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/20231215001347.work.151-kees@kernel.org/
>>
>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/87le9rjb4y.fsf@meer.lwn.net/
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> #Randy
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