Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH][next] carl9170: Replace zero-length arrays with flexible-array members | From | Kalle Valo <> | Date | Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:04:12 +0000 (UTC) |
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"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@kernel.org> wrote:
> There is a regular need in the kernel to provide a way to declare > having a dynamically sized set of trailing elements in a structure. > Kernel code should always use “flexible array members”[1] for these > cases. The older style of one-element or zero-length arrays should > no longer be used[2]. > > [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_array_member > [2] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.16/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays > > Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/78 > Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org> > Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> > Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@gmail.com> > Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com>
Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
152094dd8c8d carl9170: Replace zero-length arrays with flexible-array members
-- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20220216194955.GA904126@embeddedor/
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
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