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Re: [linux-next:master 3615/4301] include/linux/compiler_types.h:335:45: error: call to '__compiletime_assert_314' declared with attribute error: BUILD_BUG_ON failed: sizeof(txpd->tx_dest_addr) != ETH_ALEN

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On Wed, 2021-12-01 at 11:04 -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 01, 2021 at 06:29:49PM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > On Wed, 2021-12-01 at 08:41 -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> > > 
> > > > >    drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/tx.c:116:9: note: in expansion of macro 'BUILD_BUG_ON'
> > > > >      116 |         BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(txpd->tx_dest_addr) != ETH_ALEN);
> > > > >          |         ^~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > 
> > > > Kees, can you take a look at this build error? You added the
> > > > BUILD_BUG_ON(), right?
> > > 
> > > I will investigate! Given this doesn't happen on allmodconfig but
> > > a randconfig trips it, this might be finding a legit issue, but I'll
> > > report back more details.
> > > 
> > 
> > It's probably some alignment thing - note it happened on a specific ARM
> > with a specific compiler?
> 
> Yup, that was it. It's an interesting bit of "accidentally correct"
> problems that I think I've now fixed with this series:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20211201173234.578124-1-keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx/

Yeah, I saw that like the minute after I sent this response :)


> > But there's not really a good reason to even have the struct_group here,
> > we only use it as if it was
> > 
> > 	u8 tx_dest_addr[ETH_ALEN];
> > 
> > anyway?
> 
> Ah yeah, nothing uses tx_dest_addr_high nor tx_dest_addr_low. Should I
> send another patch to just rip out the struct_group entirely?

I have no strong feelings either way, it's a pretty old driver by now,
likely nobody will touch it :)

johannes



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