linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] gpio: Remove VLA from stmpe driver

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Date:   Thu, 24 May 2018 10:23:14 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Patrice Chotard <patrice.chotard@...com>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] gpio: Remove VLA from stmpe driver

On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 7:59 PM, Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com> wrote:

> The new challenge is to remove VLAs from the kernel
> (see https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621)
>
> The number of GPIOs on the supported chips is fairly small
> so stack allocate to a known upper bound and spit out a warning
> if any new chips have more gpios.
>
> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>

Patch applied with the review tags!

Yours,
Linus Walleij