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Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:27:09 -0700
From: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
"open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] gpio: Remove VLA from xra1403 driver
On 03/28/2018 12:27 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Laura,
>
> On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 1:10 AM, Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com> wrote:
>> The new challenge is to remove VLAs from the kernel
>> (see https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621)
>>
>> This patch replaces a VLA with an appropriate call to kmalloc_array.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
>
> Thanks for your patch!
>
>> --- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-xra1403.c
>> +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-xra1403.c
>> @@ -126,11 +126,16 @@ static void xra1403_dbg_show(struct seq_file *s, struct gpio_chip *chip)
>> {
>> int reg;
>> struct xra1403 *xra = gpiochip_get_data(chip);
>> - int value[xra1403_regmap_cfg.max_register];
>
> Apparently xra1403_regmap_cfg.max_register is always 0x15?
>
> What about adding
>
> #define XRA_LAST 15
>
> at the top, and replacing both "XRA_IFR | 0x01" and
> xra1403_regmap_cfg.max_register by XRA_LAST instead?
> That would avoid doing yet another memory allocation over and over.
>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
> Geert
>
I'm okay with making the change but I think Linus already picked
up the patch into his gpio trees. Linus, do you want a patch on
top of your -devel branch or should I just send a new patch?
Thanks,
Laura
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