Re: [PATCH 48/64] drbd: Use struct_group() to zero algs
From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
Date: 2021-07-28 21:46:02
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On 7/27/21 1:58 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
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In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across neighboring fields. Add a struct_group() for the algs so that memset() can correctly reason about the size. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <redacted> --- drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c | 3 ++- drivers/block/drbd/drbd_protocol.h | 6 ++++-- drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c | 3 ++- 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c index 55234a558e98..b824679cfcb2 100644 --- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c +++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c@@ -729,7 +729,8 @@ int drbd_send_sync_param(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device) cmd = apv >= 89 ? P_SYNC_PARAM89 : P_SYNC_PARAM; /* initialize verify_alg and csums_alg */ - memset(p->verify_alg, 0, 2 * SHARED_SECRET_MAX); + BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(p->algs) != 2 * SHARED_SECRET_MAX); + memset(&p->algs, 0, sizeof(p->algs)); if (get_ldev(peer_device->device)) { dc = rcu_dereference(peer_device->device->ldev->disk_conf);diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_protocol.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_protocol.h index dea59c92ecc1..a882b65ab5d2 100644 --- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_protocol.h +++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_protocol.h@@ -283,8 +283,10 @@ struct p_rs_param_89 { struct p_rs_param_95 { u32 resync_rate; - char verify_alg[SHARED_SECRET_MAX]; - char csums_alg[SHARED_SECRET_MAX]; + struct_group(algs, + char verify_alg[SHARED_SECRET_MAX]; + char csums_alg[SHARED_SECRET_MAX]; + ); u32 c_plan_ahead; u32 c_delay_target; u32 c_fill_target;diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c index 1f740e42e457..6df2539e215b 100644 --- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c +++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c@@ -3921,7 +3921,8 @@ static int receive_SyncParam(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct packet_i /* initialize verify_alg and csums_alg */ p = pi->data; - memset(p->verify_alg, 0, 2 * SHARED_SECRET_MAX); + BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(p->algs) != 2 * SHARED_SECRET_MAX); + memset(&p->algs, 0, sizeof(p->algs));
Using struct_group() introduces complexity. Has it been considered not to modify struct p_rs_param_95 and instead to use two memset() calls instead of one (one memset() call per member)? Thanks, Bart.