Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time > field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across > neighboring fields. > > Use memset_startat() so memset() doesn't get confused about writing > beyond the destination member that is intended to be the starting point > of zeroing through the end of the struct. Additionally split up a later > field-spanning memset() so that memset() can reason about the size. > > Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: ath11k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To avoid conflicts I prefer taking this via my ath tree. -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
