arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Zero-length arrays are deprecated[1] and we are moving towards
adopting C99 flexible-array members instead. So, replace zero-length
array declaration in struct xregs_state with flex-array member.
This helps with the ongoing efforts to tighten the FORTIFY_SOURCE
routines on memcpy() and help us make progress towards globally
enabling -fstrict-flex-arrays=3 [2].
Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays [1]
Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2022-October/602902.html [2]
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/78
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h
index eb7cd1139d97..7f6d858ff47a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/types.h
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ struct xstate_header {
struct xregs_state {
struct fxregs_state i387;
struct xstate_header header;
- u8 extended_state_area[0];
+ u8 extended_state_area[];
} __attribute__ ((packed, aligned (64)));
/*
--
2.34.1
On Mon, Jan 09, 2023 at 07:40:38PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote: > Zero-length arrays are deprecated[1] and we are moving towards > adopting C99 flexible-array members instead. So, replace zero-length > array declaration in struct xregs_state with flex-array member. > > This helps with the ongoing efforts to tighten the FORTIFY_SOURCE > routines on memcpy() and help us make progress towards globally > enabling -fstrict-flex-arrays=3 [2]. > > Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays [1] > Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2022-October/602902.html [2] > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/78 > Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> -- Kees Cook
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