On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 10:27:41PM +0000, Qing Zhao wrote: > > > > On Oct 25, 2023, at 6:06 PM, Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 01:27:29PM +0000, Qing Zhao wrote: > >> A. Add an additional argument, the size parameter, to __bdos, > >> A.1, during FE; > >> A.2, during gimplification phase; > > > > I just wanted to clarify that this is all just an "internal" detail, > > yes? > > YES!
Okay, I thought so, but I just wanted to double-check. :) > > For example, the Linux kernel can still use __bdos() without knowing > > the count member ahead of time (otherwise it kind of defeats the purpose). > Don’t quite understand this, could you clarify? I was just trying to explain why a chance would be a problem. But it doesn't matter, so nevermind. :) > (Anyway, the bottom line is no change to the user interface, we just discuss > the internal implementation inside GCC) -:) Great! I'll go back to lurking. :) Thanks! -- Kees Cook
