On Fri, Nov 15, 2024 at 09:46:02PM +0100, Philipp Reisner wrote: > <linux/compiler.h> defines __must_be_array() and __must_be_cstr() and > both expand to BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(), but <linux/build_bug.h> defines > BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(). Including <linux/build_bug.h> in > <linux/compiler.h> would create a cyclic dependency as > <linux/build_bug.h> already includes <linux/compiler.h>. > > Fix that by defining __BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO_MSG() in <linux/compiler.h> > and using that for __must_be_array() and __must_be_cstr(). > > Signed-off-by: Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@xxxxxxxxxx> Thanks for finding a simple way to make this work sanely. :) Acked-by: Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx> Linus, do you want a PR for this, or will you apply it directly? Thanks! -Kees > --- > include/linux/compiler.h | 11 +++++++++-- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h > index 4d4e23b6e3e7..469a64dd6495 100644 > --- a/include/linux/compiler.h > +++ b/include/linux/compiler.h > @@ -239,11 +239,18 @@ static inline void *offset_to_ptr(const int *off) > > #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */ > > +#ifdef __CHECKER__ > +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO_MSG(e, msg) (0) > +#else /* __CHECKER__ */ > +#define __BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO_MSG(e, msg) ((int)sizeof(struct {_Static_assert(!(e), msg);})) > +#endif /* __CHECKER__ */ > + > /* &a[0] degrades to a pointer: a different type from an array */ > -#define __must_be_array(a) BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__same_type((a), &(a)[0])) > +#define __must_be_array(a) __BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO_MSG(__same_type((a), &(a)[0]), "must be array") > > /* Require C Strings (i.e. NUL-terminated) lack the "nonstring" attribute. */ > -#define __must_be_cstr(p) BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__annotated(p, nonstring)) > +#define __must_be_cstr(p) \ > + __BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO_MSG(__annotated(p, nonstring), "must be cstr (NUL-terminated)") > > /* > * This returns a constant expression while determining if an argument is > -- > 2.47.0 > -- Kees Cook