linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] fs/xattr: Annotate struct simple_xattr with __counted

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Message-Id: <176825701425.1928864.9814229430448280195.b4-ty@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:30:15 -0800
From: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
To: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
	Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	NeilBrown <neil@...wn.name>,
	Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
Cc: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] fs/xattr: Annotate struct simple_xattr with __counted_by

On Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:20:53 +0100, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> Add the __counted_by() compiler attribute to the flexible array member
> 'value' to improve access bounds-checking via CONFIG_UBSAN_BOUNDS and
> CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE.
> 
> 

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks!

[1/1] fs/xattr: Annotate struct simple_xattr with __counted_by
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/f2c5457dadec

Take care,

-- 
Kees Cook