linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] video: use designated initializers

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Message-ID: <CAGdkghWT7NqVDbcbDsXcmf0YMv6ZDvWgucFR0N4AxT9axSMWYA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:11:41 +0100
From:   Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...il.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
        Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video: use designated initializers

Hi,

On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 2:03 AM, 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>

Please:
- fix patch subject line to "video: fbdev: matroxfb: ..."
- align the two columns vertically while at it

Best regards,
--
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
Samsung R&D Institute Poland
Samsung Electronics

> ---
>  drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_DAC1064.c | 10 ++++++++--
>  drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c  |  5 ++++-
>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_DAC1064.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_DAC1064.c
> index a01147fdf270..5d896f879ff9 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_DAC1064.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_DAC1064.c
> @@ -1088,14 +1088,20 @@ static void MGAG100_restore(struct matrox_fb_info *minfo)
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_FB_MATROX_MYSTIQUE
>  struct matrox_switch matrox_mystique = {
> -       MGA1064_preinit, MGA1064_reset, MGA1064_init, MGA1064_restore,
> +       .preinit = MGA1064_preinit,
> +       .reset = MGA1064_reset,
> +       .init = MGA1064_init,
> +       .restore = MGA1064_restore,
>  };
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(matrox_mystique);
>  #endif
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_FB_MATROX_G
>  struct matrox_switch matrox_G100 = {
> -       MGAG100_preinit, MGAG100_reset, MGAG100_init, MGAG100_restore,
> +       .preinit = MGAG100_preinit,
> +       .reset = MGAG100_reset,
> +       .init = MGAG100_init,
> +       .restore = MGAG100_restore,
>  };
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(matrox_G100);
>  #endif
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c
> index 68fa037d8cbc..0273351b2342 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/matrox/matroxfb_Ti3026.c
> @@ -738,7 +738,10 @@ static int Ti3026_preinit(struct matrox_fb_info *minfo)
>  }
>
>  struct matrox_switch matrox_millennium = {
> -       Ti3026_preinit, Ti3026_reset, Ti3026_init, Ti3026_restore
> +       .preinit = Ti3026_preinit,
> +       .reset = Ti3026_reset,
> +       .init = Ti3026_init,
> +       .restore = Ti3026_restore
>  };
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(matrox_millennium);
>  #endif
> --
> 2.7.4
>
>
> --
> Kees Cook
> Nexus Security