linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] string: use __builtin

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Date:   Wed, 10 May 2023 18:07:44 +0200
From:   Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, elver@...gle.com,
        dvyukov@...gle.com, kasan-dev@...glegroups.com, andy@...nel.org,
        ndesaulniers@...gle.com, nathan@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] string: use __builtin_memcpy() in strlcpy/strlcat

On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 9:48 AM Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 3:48 PM Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com> wrote:
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>> > I *think* this isn't a problem for CONFIG_FORTIFY, since these will be
>> > replaced and checked separately -- but it still seems strange that you
>> > need to explicitly use __builtin_memcpy.
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> Or did you mean we'd better use __underlying_memcpy() here instead? I am a bit puzzled.

Kees told me offline that the patch in question is fine.
@Andrew, would it be possible to queue it for 6.4?

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