linux-hardening - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 2/4][next] i40e: Replace one-element array with flex-array member in struct i40e_profile

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Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:06:47 +0000
From:   "Pucha, HimasekharX Reddy" <himasekharx.reddy.pucha@...el.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        "Nguyen, Anthony L" <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
CC:     "linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 2/4][next] i40e: Replace one-element
 array with flex-array member in struct i40e_profile_segment

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org> On Behalf Of Gustavo A. R. Silva
> Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 10:36 AM
> To: Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>; Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>; David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>; Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>; Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>; Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
> Cc: linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org; netdev@...r.kernel.org; intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 2/4][next] i40e: Replace one-element array with flex-array member in struct i40e_profile_segment
>
> One-element and zero-length arrays are deprecated. So, replace one-element array in struct i40e_profile_segment with flexible-array member.
>
> This results in no differences in binary output.
>
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/335
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_type.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>

Tested-by: Pucha Himasekhar Reddy <himasekharx.reddy.pucha@...el.com> (A Contingent worker at Intel)