linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Helper macros used for replacing the use of VLAIS

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Date:	Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:20:21 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Behan Webster <behanw@...verseincode.com>
Cc:	balbi@...com, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Helper macros used for replacing the use of VLAIS

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@...verseincode.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?

thanks,

greg k-h
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