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Message-ID: <677f4f9d-9224-b2d9-1574-f64985fcedbc@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:37:12 +0200
From:   Amadeusz Sławiński 
        <amadeuszx.slawinski@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] ASoC: uapi: Replace zero-length arrays with
 __DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY() helper

On 9/27/2022 1:18 AM, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Zero-length arrays are deprecated and we are moving towards adopting
> C99 flexible-array members, instead. So, replace zero-length arrays
> declarations in anonymous union with the new __DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY()
> helper macro.
> 
> This helper allows for flexible-array members in unions.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/193
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/227
> Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> ---
>   include/uapi/sound/asoc.h | 6 +++---
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h b/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
> index 053949287ce8..dd8ad790fc15 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
> @@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array {
>   	__le32 type;	/* SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_ */
>   	__le32 num_elems;	/* number of elements in array */
>   	union {
> -		struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_uuid_elem uuid[0];
> -		struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_value_elem value[0];
> -		struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_string_elem string[0];
> +		__DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_uuid_elem, uuid);
> +		__DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_value_elem, value);
> +		__DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_string_elem, string);
>   	};
>   } __attribute__((packed));
>   

Reviewed-by: Amadeusz Sławiński <amadeuszx.slawinski@...ux.intel.com>