compiler_types.h: Attributes: Add __counted_by_ptr macro
Introduce __counted_by_ptr(), which works like __counted_by(), but for
pointer struct members.
struct foo {
int a, b, c;
char *buffer __counted_by_ptr(bytes);
short nr_bars;
struct bar *bars __counted_by_ptr(nr_bars);
size_t bytes;
};
Because "counted_by" can only be applied to pointer members in very
recent compiler versions, its application ends up needing to be distinct
from flexibe array "counted_by" annotations, hence a separate macro.
This is a reworking of Kees' previous patch [1].
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251020220118.1226740-1-kees@kernel.org/
Co-developed-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260116005838.2419118-1-morbo@google.com
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>