linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH RFC kspp-next 0/3] compiler_types: add Endianness-dependent __counted_by

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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:49:25 -0700
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
Cc: linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
	"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
	Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC kspp-next 0/3] compiler_types: add
 Endianness-dependent __counted_by_{le,be}

On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 02:03:51PM +0100, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
>  include/linux/compiler_types.h              | 11 ++++++++++
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/virtchnl2.h | 24 ++++++++++-----------
>  2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

Oh, I see the Subject says "kspp-next" -- normally I'd expect things
touch net to go through netdev. I'm fine with this going through either
tree. Perhaps better through netdev since that subsystem has the most
users and may gain more using the new macros?

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook