Re: [PATCH] net: sched: Fix memory exposure from short TCA_U32_SEL

From: Al Viro
Date: Sun Aug 26 2018 - 17:24:29 EST


On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 11:57:57AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:

> > That, BTW, is why I hate the use of sizeof(*p) in kmalloc, etc.
> > arguments. typeof is even worse in that respect.
>
> True. Semantic searches via tools like coccinelle could help here
> but those searches are quite a bit slower than straightforward greps.

Those searches are .config-sensitive as well, which can be much more
unpleasant than being slow...