checkpatch: add ability to find bad uses of vsprintf %p<foo> extensions
%pK was at least once misused at %pk in an out-of-tree module. This lead to some security concerns. Add the ability to track single and multiple line statements for misuses of %p<foo>. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: add helpful comment into lib/vsprintf.c] [akpm@linux-foundation.org: text tweak] Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/163a690510e636a23187c0dc9caa09ddac6d4cde.1488228427.git.joe@perches.com Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Acked-by: William Roberts <william.c.roberts@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@@ -1477,6 +1477,9 @@ int kptr_restrict __read_mostly;
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* by an extra set of alphanumeric characters that are extended format
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* specifiers.
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* Please update scripts/checkpatch.pl when adding/removing conversion
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* characters. (Search for "check for vsprintf extension").
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* Right now we handle:
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*
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* - 'F' For symbolic function descriptor pointers with offset
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