cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute
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Authored by arichardson on Sep 15 2025, 11:24 PM.

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rGbb4de3d2cf88: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute
rG0925033ac770: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute
rGdc28e6534b14: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute
rG802c6d5d61d1: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute

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This attribute can be used to annotate char arrays that are not supposed to
be terminated with a NUL char and is needed to silence clang's new
-Wunterminated-string-initialization warning. The name matches linuxkpi.

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arichardson requested review of this revision.Sep 15 2025, 11:24 PM

arichardson created this revision.

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B67065: Diff 162123.Sep 15 2025, 11:24 PM

arichardson added a child revision: D52535: rtld: silence clang's unterminated-string-initialization warning.Sep 17 2025, 7:37 AM

Looks like GCC supports this with the same syntax as well.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Oct 28 2025, 6:40 PM

emaste accepted this revision.Oct 28 2025, 6:42 PM

Closed by commit rG802c6d5d61d1: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute (authored by arichardson). · Explain WhyDec 16 2025, 8:23 PM

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arichardson added a commit: rG802c6d5d61d1: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute.

dim added a commit: rGdc28e6534b14: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute.Mon, Dec 29, 11:59 AM

dim added a commit: rG0925033ac770: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute.

dim added a commit: rGbb4de3d2cf88: cdefs.h: Introduce __nonstring attribute.

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