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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] mei: Avoid the use of one-element arrays
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Hi all,

Friendly ping: who can take this? :)

Thanks
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Gustavo

On 7/14/20 16:45, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> One-element arrays are being deprecated[1]. Replace the one-element
> arrays with a simple value type u8 reserved, once this is just a
> placeholder for alignment.
>
> Also, while there, use the preferred form for passing a size of a struct.
> The alternative form where struct name is spelled out hurts readability
> and introduces an opportunity for a bug when the variable type is changed
> but the corresponding sizeof that is passed as argument is not.
>
> [1] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/79
>
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Use a more concise changelog text.
>
> drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/misc/mei/hw.h | 6 +++---
> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
> index a44094cdbc36..f020d5594154 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
> @@ -408,14 +408,14 @@ static int mei_hbm_add_cl_resp(struct mei_device *dev, u8 addr, u8 status)
> {
> struct mei_msg_hdr mei_hdr;
> struct hbm_add_client_response resp;
> - const size_t len = sizeof(struct hbm_add_client_response);
> + const size_t len = sizeof(resp);
> int ret;
>
> dev_dbg(dev->dev, "adding client response\n");
>
> mei_hbm_hdr(&mei_hdr, len);
>
> - memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(struct hbm_add_client_response));
> + memset(&resp, 0, len);
> resp.hbm_cmd = MEI_HBM_ADD_CLIENT_RES_CMD;
> resp.me_addr = addr;
> resp.status = status;
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hw.h b/drivers/misc/mei/hw.h
> index b1a8d5ec88b3..8c0297f0e7f3 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/mei/hw.h
> +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hw.h
> @@ -346,13 +346,13 @@ struct hbm_add_client_request {
> * @hbm_cmd: bus message command header
> * @me_addr: address of the client in ME
> * @status: if HBMS_SUCCESS then the client can now accept connections.
> - * @reserved: reserved
> + * @reserved: reserved for alignment.
> */
> struct hbm_add_client_response {
> u8 hbm_cmd;
> u8 me_addr;
> u8 status;
> - u8 reserved[1];
> + u8 reserved;
> } __packed;
>
> /**
> @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ struct hbm_notification {
> u8 hbm_cmd;
> u8 me_addr;
> u8 host_addr;
> - u8 reserved[1];
> + u8 reserved;
> } __packed;
>
> /**
>

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