linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dma: ste_dma40: Remove VLA usage

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Date:   Mon, 2 Jul 2018 17:47:04 +0530
From:   Vinod <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dma: ste_dma40: Remove VLA usage

On 29-06-18, 11:51, Kees Cook wrote:
> In the quest to remove all stack VLA usage from the kernel[1], this
> switches to using a pre-allocated scratch register space, set up with
> all other other allocations.

Applied after fixing subsystem tag, thanks

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~Vinod