Re: [PATCH v2 45/63] ath11k: Use memset_startat() for clearing queue descriptors

Kees Cook [off-list ref] writes:

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

Use memset_startat() so memset() doesn't get confused about writing
beyond the destination member that is intended to be the starting point
of zeroing through the end of the struct. Additionally split up a later
field-spanning memset() so that memset() can reason about the size.

Cc: Kalle Valo <redacted>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Cc: ath11k@lists.infradead.org
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <redacted>

To avoid conflicts I prefer taking this via my ath tree.

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On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 04:19:37PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:

Kees Cook [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

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

Use memset_startat() so memset() doesn't get confused about writing
beyond the destination member that is intended to be the starting point
of zeroing through the end of the struct. Additionally split up a later
field-spanning memset() so that memset() can reason about the size.

Cc: Kalle Valo <redacted>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Cc: ath11k@lists.infradead.org
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <redacted>

To avoid conflicts I prefer taking this via my ath tree.

The memset helpers are introduced as part of this series, so that makes
things more difficult. Do you want me to create a branch with the
helpers that you can merge?

-Kees

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Kees Cook