On Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:16:25 -0800 Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If ksize() is used on an allocation, the compiler cannot make any > assumptions about its size any more (as hinted by __alloc_size). Force > it to forget. > > One caller was using a container_of() construction that needed to be > worked around. Please, when fixing something do fully explain what that thing is. I, for one, simply cannot understand why this change is being proposed. Especially when proposing a -stable backport! Tell readers what was the end-user impact of the bug. > Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/1599 Even that didn't tell me. Is it just a clang warning? Does the kernel post your private keys on reddit then scribble all over your disk drive? I dunno.
