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Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 07:48:36 -0500
From: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To: "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>
Cc: Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.ws>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: unittest: Remove VLA stack usage
On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 03:27:23PM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
> The kernel would like to have all stack VLA usage removed[1]. This is a
> test function so the execution speed is not critical. We can allocate
> memory for this buffer instead of using a VLA. If kmalloc() fails just
> return.
>
> Allocate buffer with kmalloc().
>
> [1]: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621
>
> Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@...in.cc>
> ---
>
> Kees is this annoying you, CC'ing you an all my VLA patches?
>
> drivers/of/unittest.c | 15 +++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Applied.
Rob
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