On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 10:08:36PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: > Hi, > > GCC and Clang both use the "alloc_size" attribute to assist with bounds > checking around the use of allocation functions. Add the attribute, > adjust the Makefile to silence needless warnings, and add the hints to > the allocators where possible. These changes have been in use for a > while now in GrapheneOS. Can you explain how this attribute helps? Should we flow it through other allocating functions?
