Re: [PATCH -next 0/2] Introduce memset_range() helper for wiping members

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Dec 08 2021 - 00:27:54 EST


On Wed, Dec 08, 2021 at 11:04:49AM +0800, Xiu Jianfeng wrote:
> Xiu Jianfeng (2):
> string.h: Introduce memset_range() for wiping members

For doing a memset range, the preferred method is to use
a struct_group in the structure itself. This makes the range
self-documenting, and allows the compile to validate the exact size,
makes it addressable, etc. The other memset helpers are for "everything
to the end", which doesn't usually benefit from the struct_group style
of range declaration.

> bpf: use memset_range helper in __mark_reg_known

I never saw this patch arrive on the list?

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Kees Cook