linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] kernel hacking: new config NO_AUTO_INLINE to disable compiler auto-inline optimizations

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Date:   Thu, 7 Jun 2018 14:49:23 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Cc:     Bernd Petrovitsch <bernd@...rovitsch.priv.at>,
        "Du, Changbin" <changbin.du@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] kernel hacking: new config NO_AUTO_INLINE to
 disable compiler auto-inline optimizations

On 07-06-18, 11:18, Johan Hovold wrote:
> If you want to work around the warning and think you can do it in some
> non-contrived way, then go for it.
> 
> Clearing the request buffer, checking for termination using strnlen, and
> then using memcpy might not be too bad.
> 
> But after all, it is a false positive, so leaving things as they stand
> is fine too.

Leave it then :)

-- 
viresh