Re: [PATCH] powerpc/msi: Remove VLA usage

From: Michael Ellerman
Date: Thu Jul 19 2018 - 08:17:15 EST


Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this
>> switches from an unchanging variable to a constant expression to eliminate
>> the VLA generation.
>>
>> [1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CA+55aFzCG-zNmZwX4A2FQpadafLfEzK6CC=qPXydAacU1RqZWA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Friendly ping! Michael, can you take this?

Yep, sorry. I actually applied it weeks ago but hadn't pushed.

cheers