# \[PATCH v2 54/63\] dm integrity: Use struct\_group() to zero struct journal\_sector

- From: Kees Cook \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-08-18 06:24:30 
- List: linux-wireless
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-wireless/2021/08/1481250
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-wireless/2021/08/1481188/t.md

```text
In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time
field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across
neighboring fields.

Add struct_group() to mark region of struct journal_sector that should be
initialized to zero.

Cc: Alasdair Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: Mike Snitzer <redacted>
Cc: <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <redacted>
---
 drivers/md/dm-integrity.c | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
index 40f8116c8e44..59deea0dd305 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-integrity.c
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ struct journal_entry {
 #define JOURNAL_MAC_SIZE		(JOURNAL_MAC_PER_SECTOR * JOURNAL_BLOCK_SECTORS)
 
 struct journal_sector {
-	__u8 entries[JOURNAL_SECTOR_DATA - JOURNAL_MAC_PER_SECTOR];
-	__u8 mac[JOURNAL_MAC_PER_SECTOR];
+	struct_group(sectors,
+		__u8 entries[JOURNAL_SECTOR_DATA - JOURNAL_MAC_PER_SECTOR];
+		__u8 mac[JOURNAL_MAC_PER_SECTOR];
+	);
 	commit_id_t commit_id;
 };
 
@@ -2856,7 +2858,8 @@ static void init_journal(struct dm_integrity_c *ic, unsigned start_section,
 		wraparound_section(ic, &i);
 		for (j = 0; j < ic->journal_section_sectors; j++) {
 			struct journal_sector *js = access_journal(ic, i, j);
-			memset(&js->entries, 0, JOURNAL_SECTOR_DATA);
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(js->sectors) != JOURNAL_SECTOR_DATA);
+			memset(&js->sectors, 0, sizeof(js->sectors));
 			js->commit_id = dm_integrity_commit_id(ic, i, j, commit_seq);
 		}
 		for (j = 0; j < ic->journal_section_entries; j++) {
-- 
2.30.2

```
