Re: [PATCH v2 55/63] HID: roccat: Use struct_group() to zero kone_mouse_event

[Kees Cook]

On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 05:27:35PM +0200, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Aug 2021, Kees Cook wrote:
> 
> > > > In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time
> > > > field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across
> > > > neighboring fields.
> > > >
> > > > Add struct_group() to mark region of struct kone_mouse_event that should
> > > > be initialized to zero.
> > > >
> > > > Cc: Stefan Achatz <erazor_de@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Jiri Kosina <jikos@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: linux-input@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Applied, thank you Kees.
> > >
> > 
> > Eek! No, this will break the build: struct_group() is not yet in the tree.
> > I can carry this with an Ack, etc.
> 
> I was pretty sure I saw struct_group() already in linux-next, but that was 
> apparently a vacation-induced brainfart, sorry. Dropping.

Cool, no worries. Sorry for the confusion!

-- 
Kees Cook