linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] overflow: Introduce struct

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Message-ID: <20251127222710.324357cf@robin>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:27:10 -0500
From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
 Linux Trace Kernel <linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Masami Hiramatsu
 <mhiramat@...nel.org>, Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, "Gustavo A. R. Silva"
 <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] overflow: Introduce struct_offset() to get offset of
 member

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:00:01 -0800
Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org> wrote:

> I'd rather it keep the same API style as struct_size() if it's going to share the naming style.

Fair enough. Then I won't change it.

> 
> If you have an instance and not a pointer, just slap on a & :)

:-p

I guess that would work. Although it will kinda look a bit strange.
At least to me.

-- Steve