Re: [PATCH][next] wifi: mt76: mt7996: Use DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() and fix -Warray-bounds warnings

From: Kees Cook
Date: Sat Dec 02 2023 - 16:28:01 EST


On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 02:57:24PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Transform zero-length arrays `adm_stat` and `msdu_cnt` into proper
> flexible-array members in anonymous union in `struct
> mt7996_mcu_all_sta_info_event` via the DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY()
> helper; and fix multiple -Warray-bounds warnings:
>
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:483:61: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:490:58: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:492:58: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:469:61: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:477:66: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:479:66: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
>
> This results in no differences in binary output, helps with the ongoing
> efforts to globally enable -Warray-bounds.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>

*thread ping*

Can wireless folks please pick this patch up?

-Kees

> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h | 8 ++++----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h
> index a88f6af323da..9f516f796d63 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.h
> @@ -163,19 +163,19 @@ struct mt7996_mcu_all_sta_info_event {
> u8 rsv3[2];
>
> union {
> - struct {
> + DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct {
> __le16 wlan_idx;
> u8 rsv[2];
> __le32 tx_bytes[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
> __le32 rx_bytes[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
> - } adm_stat[0];
> + }, adm_stat);
>
> - struct {
> + DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct {
> __le16 wlan_idx;
> u8 rsv[2];
> __le32 tx_msdu_cnt;
> __le32 rx_msdu_cnt;
> - } msdu_cnt[0];
> + }, msdu_cnt);
> };
> } __packed;
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>

--
Kees Cook