linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] qemu_fw_cfg: Make fw_cfg_rev_attr a proper kobj

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Date:   Thu, 25 Feb 2021 13:25:04 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Gabriel Somlo <somlo@....edu>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        qemu-devel@...gnu.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] qemu_fw_cfg: Make fw_cfg_rev_attr a proper kobj_attribute

On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:42:58 -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> fw_cfg_showrev() is called by an indirect call in kobj_attr_show(),
> which violates clang's CFI checking because fw_cfg_showrev()'s second
> parameter is 'struct attribute', whereas the ->show() member of 'struct
> kobj_structure' expects the second parameter to be of type 'struct
> kobj_attribute'.
> 
> $ cat /sys/firmware/qemu_fw_cfg/rev
> 3
> 
> [...]

Applied to kspp/cfi/cleanups, thanks!

[1/1] qemu_fw_cfg: Make fw_cfg_rev_attr a proper kobj_attribute
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/f5c4679d6c49

-- 
Kees Cook