linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mtd: sa1100: avoid VLA in sa1100_setup

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a0Tu-dayaHMjUf1Cfo=2gn7Djphj8w7iamBPdcYC78ATA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:46:41 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
        linux-mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: sa1100: avoid VLA in sa1100_setup_mtd

On Mon, Oct 29, 2018 at 8:30 AM Boris Brezillon
<boris.brezillon@...tlin.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:13:26 -0700 Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 2:22 AM, Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:19:52 +0200 Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 11:16 AM Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...tlin.com> wrote:
> > > Oh, I thought I'd let you send a v2, but I can do it if you prefer.
> >
> > Olof just pointed out to me that neither fix landed for this? What's
> > needed for this?
>
> Nothing in particular, I was planning on sending a new version after
> -rc1 is out and then queue it for 4.21 (5.1?) (this patch came in a bit
> late, and I had already stopped taking patches for 4.20).
>
> If you consider this a fix or want to have it in 4.20 for other reasons,
> just let me know and I'll queue it to the -fixes branch.

We generally try to have a kernel that can be built in any configuration
without warnings, so please add it for v4.20.

        Arnd