Re: [regression] Bug 216785 - "memcpy: detected field-spanning write..." warnings with bcache #forregzbot

[Kees Cook]

On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 08:11:06AM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
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> On 08.12.22 15:53, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216785 :
> > 
> >>  Alexandre Pereira 2022-12-07 18:51:55 UTC
> >>
> >> Testing linux kernel 6.1-rc8, I have several kernel erros regarding bcache.
> >>
> >> For context, I have a bcache configuration that is working without issues on 6.0.x and previous versions.
> >>
> >> The errors:
> >>
> >> dez 07 18:33:45 stormtrooper kernel: ------------[ cut here ]------------
> >> dez 07 18:33:45 stormtrooper kernel: memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 264) of single field "&i->j" at drivers/md/bcache/journal.c:152 (size 240)
> 
> #regzbot inconclusive: stop tracking field-spanning write warnings, they
> come from a new security feature
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210727205855.411487-1-keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Tracking them would cost time I better spend on more important things
> for now

FWIW, I'd find it handy to see these. I've been trying to track and fix
them. To that end, I've just sent out the following patches:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230106045327.never.413-kees@xxxxxxxxxx/
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230106053153.never.999-kees@xxxxxxxxxx/
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230106060229.never.047-kees@xxxxxxxxxx/
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230106061659.never.817-kees@xxxxxxxxxx/

Thanks!

-Kees

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Kees Cook