linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] libnvdimm, namespace: fix the type of name variable

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Date:   Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:26:26 -0700
From:   Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@....org>
Cc:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>, linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] libnvdimm, namespace: fix the type of name variable

On Sat, Nov 26, 2016 at 08:18:04PM +0100, Nicolas Iooss wrote:
> In create_namespace_blk(), the local variable "name" is defined as an
> array of NSLABEL_NAME_LEN pointers:
> 
>     char *name[NSLABEL_NAME_LEN];
> 
> This variable is then used in calls to memcpy() and kmemdup() as if it
> were char[NSLABEL_NAME_LEN]. Remove the star in the variable definition
> to makes it look right.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Iooss <nicolas.iooss_linux@....org>

Yep, nice catch.

Reviewed-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>