| Message ID | YzIdWc8QSdZFHBYg@work (mailing list archive) |
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| State | Awaiting Upstream |
| Delegated to: | Netdev Maintainers |
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| Series | [next] carl9170: Replace zero-length array with DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper | expand |
| Context | Check | Description |
|---|---|---|
| netdev/tree_selection | success | Not a local patch |
On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 04:44:57PM -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote: > Zero-length arrays are deprecated and we are moving towards adopting > C99 flexible-array members, instead. So, replace zero-length arrays > declarations in anonymous union with the new DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() > helper macro. > > This helper allows for flexible-array members in unions. > > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/193 > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/215 > Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html > Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@kernel.org> wrote: > Zero-length arrays are deprecated and we are moving towards adopting > C99 flexible-array members, instead. So, replace zero-length arrays > declarations in anonymous union with the new DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() > helper macro. > > This helper allows for flexible-array members in unions. > > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/193 > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/215 > Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html > Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org> > Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> > Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com> Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks. 9ec6e20776ab carl9170: Replace zero-length array with DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/wlan.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/wlan.h index 0a4e42e806b9..ded2c6d0a759 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/wlan.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/wlan.h @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ struct ar9170_tx_frame { union { struct ieee80211_hdr i3e; - u8 payload[0]; + DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(u8, payload); } data; } __packed;
Zero-length arrays are deprecated and we are moving towards adopting C99 flexible-array members, instead. So, replace zero-length arrays declarations in anonymous union with the new DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper macro. This helper allows for flexible-array members in unions. Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/193 Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/215 Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/wlan.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)