Re: [PATCH] lkdtm/bugs: Switch from 1-element array to flexible array

From: Bill Wendling
Date: Mon May 22 2023 - 18:38:33 EST


On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 2:30 PM Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The testing for ARRAY_BOUNDS just wants an uninstrumented array,
> and the proper flexible array definition is fine for that.
>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Bill Wendling <morbo@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c
> index 48821f4c2b21..224f42cdddf2 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/bugs.c
> @@ -305,11 +305,10 @@ static void lkdtm_OVERFLOW_UNSIGNED(void)
> ignored = value;
> }
>
> -/* Intentionally using old-style flex array definition of 1 byte. */
> struct array_bounds_flex_array {
> int one;
> int two;
> - char data[1];
> + char data[];
> };
>
> struct array_bounds {
> --
> 2.34.1
>