linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: codel: fix build errors

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Message-ID: <CA+1xoqfWR+BA4xqqG+8SzVGYSH1z6nu_=iEFX7XoZzMhv_GvqA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 May 2012 23:39:09 +0200
From:	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	edumazet@...gle.com, dave.taht@...ferbloat.net,
	davem@...emloft.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: codel: fix build errors

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> Anonymous unions are fine, we use them a lot in kernel.

While we use them a lot, we don't try initializing them that often.

> Please fix the initializers instead in fq_codel_dump_stats(), because
> these two #define are not very nice.

The only method I know of fixing that up is getting braces around them
in the initializer, which is hacky and will break every time a new
member is added to the struct before the anonymous union. Is there a
different solution?
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