Re: [PATCH 1/5] Compiler Attributes: Add __alloc_size() for better bounds checking

From: Miguel Ojeda
Date: Wed Aug 18 2021 - 09:08:03 EST


On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 7:08 AM Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Clang can additionally use alloc_size to informt the results of

Typo.

> Additionally disables -Wno-alloc-size-larger-than since the allocators

Disables -Walloc-size-larger-than?

> already reject SIZE_MAX, and the compile-time warnings aren't helpful.

Perhaps a bit more context here (and/or in the comment in the
Makefile) would be nice: i.e. why are they not helpful (even if
rejected by the allocators).

Cheers,
Miguel