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Re: [PATCH][next] xen/xenbus: Add __counted_by for struct read_buffer and use struct_size()



On Mon, Oct 09, 2023 at 12:55:30PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Prepare for the coming implementation by GCC and Clang of the __counted_by
> attribute. Flexible array members annotated with __counted_by can have
> their accesses bounds-checked at run-time via CONFIG_UBSAN_BOUNDS (for
> array indexing) and CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE (for strcpy/memcpy-family
> functions).
> 
> While there, use struct_size() helper, instead of the open-coded
> version, to calculate the size for the allocation of the whole
> flexible structure, including of course, the flexible-array member.
> 
> This code was found with the help of Coccinelle, and audited and
> fixed manually.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>

Looks good. There are going to be lots of 1-byte flex array members...

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Kees Cook



 


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