Re: [PATCH] tty: mxser: Remove __counted_by from mxser_board.ports[]

To: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Nathan Chancellor <nathan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: mxser: Remove __counted_by from mxser_board.ports[]
From: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 10:42:15 +0200
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>, Bill Wendling <morbo@xxxxxxxxxx>, Justin Stitt <justinstitt@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-serial@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, imx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-hardening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, llvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, patches@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <68293959-9141-4184-a436-ea67efa9aa7c@kernel.org>
References: <20240529-drop-counted-by-ports-mxser-board-v1-1-0ab217f4da6d@kernel.org> <d7c19866-6883-4f98-b178-a5ccf8726895@kernel.org> <2024053008-sadly-skydiver-92be@gregkh> <09445a96-4f86-4d34-9984-4769bd6f4bc1@embeddedor.com> <68293959-9141-4184-a436-ea67efa9aa7c@kernel.org>
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Ah, ok. The assumption is sentinel.data[] shall be unused.


This snippet is useful information.

Thanks
--
Gustavo

References:
- [PATCH] tty: mxser: Remove __counted_by from mxser_board.ports[]
  - From: Nathan Chancellor
- Re: [PATCH] tty: mxser: Remove __counted_by from mxser_board.ports[]
  - From: Jiri Slaby
- Re: [PATCH] tty: mxser: Remove __counted_by from mxser_board.ports[]
  - From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
- Re: [PATCH] tty: mxser: Remove __counted_by from mxser_board.ports[]
  - From: Gustavo A. R. Silva
- Re: [PATCH] tty: mxser: Remove __counted_by from mxser_board.ports[]
  - From: Jiri Slaby