linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] mdio-mux-gpio: Remove VLA usage

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Date:   Tue, 19 Jun 2018 21:44:27 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Pramod Kumar <pramod.kumar@...adcom.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mdio-mux-gpio: Remove VLA usage

On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 1:57 PM, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
> On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 01:48:30PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
>> In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this
>> moves the allocation into struct mdio_mux_gpio_state during probe.
>>
>> [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@mail.gmail.com
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>> ---
>> v2: allocate array as part of structure (Andrew Lunn)
>
> Hi Kees
>
> This looks much better, thanks.
>
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

Thanks! Who can take this patch? Linus?

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security