linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] ASoC: cs-amp-lib: Annotate struct cirrus_amp_efi_data with __counted

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Message-Id: <C0A89B4A-14BC-48F3-9D0F-31C8C0AF7ECE@linux.dev>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:51:54 +0200
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc: David Rhodes <david.rhodes@...rus.com>,
 Richard Fitzgerald <rf@...nsource.cirrus.com>,
 Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
 Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
 Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>,
 "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
 linux-sound@...r.kernel.org,
 patches@...nsource.cirrus.com,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ASoC: cs-amp-lib: Annotate struct cirrus_amp_efi_data
 with __counted_by()

On 15. Apr 2025, at 12:56, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 11:03:55AM +0200, Thorsten Blum wrote:
>> Add the __counted_by() compiler attribute to the flexible array member
>> 'data' to improve access bounds-checking via CONFIG_UBSAN_BOUNDS and
>> CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE.
> 
> As documented in submitting-patches.rst please send patches to the 
> maintainers for the code you would like to change.  The normal kernel
> workflow is that people apply patches from their inboxes, if they aren't
> copied they are likely to not see the patch at all and it is much more
> difficult to apply patches.

I just use whatever scripts/get_maintainer.pl outputs. Maybe the
MAINTAINERS file should be updated?

Best,
Thorsten