linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Btrfs: drop a VLA in btrfs_check_super

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Date:   Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:42:48 +0100
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org, Chris Mason <clm@...com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>, Josef Bacik <jbacik@...com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Btrfs: drop a VLA in btrfs_check_super_csum()

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 08:50:22PM +0100, Salvatore Mesoraca wrote:
> Avoid a VLA[1] by using a real constant expression instead of a variable.
> The compiler should be able to optimize the original code and avoid using
> an actual VLA. Anyway this change is useful because it will avoid a false
> positive with -Wvla, it might also help the compiler generating better
> code.
> 
> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621
> 
> Signed-off-by: Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@...il.com>

We already have a patch for that from a few days ago, but thanks anyway.

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10277901/