Re: [PATCH v2][wireless-next/for-next] wifi: mt76: mt7996: Use DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() and fix -Warray-bounds warnings

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Fri Dec 15 2023 - 08:30:00 EST


"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Transform zero-length arrays `rate`, `adm_stat` and `msdu_cnt` into
> proper flexible-array members in anonymous union in `struct
> mt7996_mcu_all_sta_info_event` via the DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY()
> helper; and fix multiple -Warray-bounds warnings:
>
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:544:61: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:551:58: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:553:58: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:530:61: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:538:66: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:540:66: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct <anonymous>[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:520:57: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct all_sta_trx_rate[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:526:76: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct all_sta_trx_rate[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:526:76: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct all_sta_trx_rate[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:526:76: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct all_sta_trx_rate[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
> drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c:526:76: warning: array subscript <unknown> is outside array bounds of 'struct all_sta_trx_rate[0]' [-Warray-bounds=]
>
> This results in no differences in binary output, helps with the ongoing
> efforts to globally enable -Warray-bounds.
>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>

I'll take this directly wireless-next, ok?

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