linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/floppy: use designated initializers

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Date:   Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:17:18 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/floppy: use designated initializers


* Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:

> Prepare to mark sensitive kernel structures for randomization by making
> sure they're using designated initializers. These were identified during
> allyesconfig builds of x86, arm, and arm64, with most initializer fixes
> extracted from grsecurity.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/floppy.h | 20 ++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/floppy.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/floppy.h
> index 1c7eefe32502..d0e4702883b9 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/floppy.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/floppy.h
> @@ -229,18 +229,18 @@ static struct fd_routine_l {
>  	int (*_dma_setup)(char *addr, unsigned long size, int mode, int io);
>  } fd_routine[] = {
>  	{
> -		request_dma,
> -		free_dma,
> -		get_dma_residue,
> -		dma_mem_alloc,
> -		hard_dma_setup
> +		._request_dma = request_dma,
> +		._free_dma = free_dma,
> +		._get_dma_residue = get_dma_residue,
> +		._dma_mem_alloc = dma_mem_alloc,
> +		._dma_setup = hard_dma_setup
>  	},
>  	{
> -		vdma_request_dma,
> -		vdma_nop,
> -		vdma_get_dma_residue,
> -		vdma_mem_alloc,
> -		vdma_dma_setup
> +		._request_dma = vdma_request_dma,
> +		._free_dma = vdma_nop,
> +		._get_dma_residue = vdma_get_dma_residue,
> +		._dma_mem_alloc = vdma_mem_alloc,
> +		._dma_setup = vdma_dma_setup

Please align the two columns vertically while at it.

Thanks,

	Ingo