linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH 0/2] scsi: aacraid: struct sgmap: Replace 1-element arrays with flexible arrays

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Message-ID: <yq134nm759g.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:40:51 -0400
From: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
Cc: Adaptec OEM Raid Solutions <aacraid@...rosemi.com>,
        "James E.J.
 Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen"
 <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] scsi: aacraid: struct sgmap: Replace 1-element
 arrays with flexible arrays


Kees,

> This replaces some of the last remaining uses in the kernel of
> 1-element "fake" flexible arrays with modern C99 flexible arrays. Some
> refactoring is done to ease this, and binary differences are
> identified. For the on stack size changes in patch 2, the "yes, that
> is the source of the binary differences" debugging patch can be found
> here[1].

Applied to 6.12/scsi-staging, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering