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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] Helper macros used for replacing the use of VLAIS
On 12-10-30 03:20 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 02:25:19PM -0400, Behan Webster wrote:
>> The use of variable length arrays in structs (VLAIS) in the Linux Kernel code
>> precludes the use of compilers which don't implement VLAIS (for instance the
>> Clang compiler). This new header file contains macros which can be used to
>> calculate the size and offset of variables in an allocated buffer of memory
>> taking into account alignment issues.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Behan Webster <behanw@converseincode.com>
>> ---
>> include/linux/valign.h | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 87 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644 include/linux/valign.h
> You sent the same patch here, to two different trees (usb and
> networking). That's not good, what happens if they both apply them?
Good point. My mistake.

People in both subsystems needed to see the patch which is why I sent them.

What would have been a better approach? And how can I fix this?

Behan

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Behan Webster
behanw@converseincode.com



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