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authorGustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>2025-05-01 18:44:43 -0600
committerKees Cook <kees@kernel.org>2025-05-08 09:42:05 -0700
commit47e36ed7840661a9f7fb53554a1b04a5f8daffea (patch)
treefba2363f5e2062513fd831cdfdbce55b4f70132b /include/linux/overflow.h
parent6e6500e4e4a7f7431a6d7ab02a332ea5fca5c9fa (diff)
overflow: Fix direct struct member initialization in _DEFINE_FLEX()
Currently, to statically initialize the struct members of the `type` object created by _DEFINE_FLEX(), the internal `obj` member must be explicitly referenced at the call site. See: struct flex { int a; int b; struct foo flex_array[]; }; _DEFINE_FLEX(struct flex, instance, flex_array, FIXED_SIZE, = { .obj = { .a = 0, .b = 1, }, }); This leaks _DEFINE_FLEX() internal implementation details and make the helper harder to use and read. Fix this and allow for a more natural and intuitive C99 init-style: _DEFINE_FLEX(struct flex, instance, flex_array, FIXED_SIZE, = { .a = 0, .b = 1, }); Note that before these changes, the `initializer` argument was optional, but now it's required. Also, update "counter" member initialization in DEFINE_FLEX(). Fixes: 26dd68d293fd ("overflow: add DEFINE_FLEX() for on-stack allocs") Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/aBQVeyKfLOkO9Yss@kspp Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/overflow.h')
-rw-r--r--include/linux/overflow.h6
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/overflow.h b/include/linux/overflow.h
index f33d74dac06f..7b7be27ca113 100644
--- a/include/linux/overflow.h
+++ b/include/linux/overflow.h
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static inline size_t __must_check size_sub(size_t minuend, size_t subtrahend)
* @name: Name for a variable to define.
* @member: Name of the array member.
* @count: Number of elements in the array; must be compile-time const.
- * @initializer: initializer expression (could be empty for no init).
+ * @initializer: Initializer expression (e.g., pass `= { }` at minimum).
*/
#define _DEFINE_FLEX(type, name, member, count, initializer...) \
_Static_assert(__builtin_constant_p(count), \
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static inline size_t __must_check size_sub(size_t minuend, size_t subtrahend)
union { \
u8 bytes[struct_size_t(type, member, count)]; \
type obj; \
- } name##_u initializer; \
+ } name##_u = { .obj initializer }; \
type *name = (type *)&name##_u
/**
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static inline size_t __must_check size_sub(size_t minuend, size_t subtrahend)
* elements in array @member.
*/
#define DEFINE_FLEX(TYPE, NAME, MEMBER, COUNTER, COUNT) \
- _DEFINE_FLEX(TYPE, NAME, MEMBER, COUNT, = { .obj.COUNTER = COUNT, })
+ _DEFINE_FLEX(TYPE, NAME, MEMBER, COUNT, = { .COUNTER = COUNT, })
/**
* STACK_FLEX_ARRAY_SIZE() - helper macro for DEFINE_FLEX() family.