linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH][next] wifi: ath11k: Avoid -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

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Message-ID: <172555319846.1740680.15884701557144481853.kvalo@kernel.org>
Date: Thu,  5 Sep 2024 16:20:00 +0000 (UTC)
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Cc: Jeff Johnson <jjohnson@...nel.org>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
 ath11k@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
 linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] wifi: ath11k: Avoid -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end
 warnings

"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org> wrote:

> -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end was introduced in GCC-14, and we are
> getting ready to enable it, globally.
> 
> Move the conflicting declaration to the end of the structure. Notice
> that `struct ieee80211_chanctx_conf` is a flexible structure --a
> structure that contains a flexible-array member.
> 
> Also, remove a couple of unused structures.
> 
> Fix the following warnings:
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h:409:39: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.h:1309:24: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/dp.h:1368:24: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> Acked-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@...cinc.com>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

820aa897837f wifi: ath11k: Avoid -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

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