# Re: \[PATCH 0/3\] net: Cleanups for FORTIFY\_SOURCE

- List: netdev
- 1 message, 1 author
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/08/1484763/t

## Re: \[PATCH 0/3\] net: Cleanups for FORTIFY\_SOURCE

- From: Kalle Valo \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-08-21 10:12:04 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/08/1484763.md

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Jakub Kicinski [ref] writes:

> On Thu, 19 Aug 2021 13:28:22 -0700 Kees Cook wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time
>> field bounds checking for memcpy(), memmove(), and memset(), avoid
>> intentionally writing across neighboring fields.
>> 
>> These three changes have been living in my memcpy() series[1], but have
>> no external dependencies. It's probably better to have these go via
>> netdev.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kalle, Saeed - would you like to take the relevant changes? Presumably
> they would get into net-next anyway by the time the merge window opens.

Ok, I'll take patch 1 to wireless-drivers-next.

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