linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bus: imx-weim: Remove VLA usage

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Date:   Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:28:55 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bus: imx-weim: Remove VLA usage

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 8:52 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this
> switches to using a maximum size and adds a sanity check.
>
> [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@mail.gmail.com
>
> Cc: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>