linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/3] compiler_types: add Endianness-dependent __counted_by

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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 02:20:31 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/3] compiler_types: add Endianness-dependent
 __counted_by_{le,be}

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:22:38 +0100 you wrote:
> Some structures contain flexible arrays at the end and the counter for
> them, but the counter has explicit Endianness and thus __counted_by()
> can't be used directly.
> 
> To increase test coverage for potential problems without breaking
> anything, introduce __counted_by_{le,be} defined depending on platform's
> Endianness to either __counted_by() when applicable or noop otherwise.
> The first user will be virtchnl2.h from idpf just as example with 9 flex
> structures having Little Endian counters.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2,1/3] compiler_types: add Endianness-dependent __counted_by_{le,be}
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/ca7e324e8ad3
  - [net-next,v2,2/3] idpf: make virtchnl2.h self-contained
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/c00d33f1fc79
  - [net-next,v2,3/3] idpf: sprinkle __counted_by{,_le}() in the virtchnl2 header
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/93d24acfa05e

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