linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] f2fs: use flexible array for f2fs_checkpoint::sit_nat_version

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Date:   Wed, 3 Jan 2018 12:12:37 -0800
From:   Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
To:     Chao Yu <yuchao0@...wei.com>
Cc:     linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, chao@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] f2fs: use flexible array for
 f2fs_checkpoint::sit_nat_version_bitmap

On 01/03, Chao Yu wrote:
> If we need an array with variable size in the end of structure, we
> can utilize flexible array feature which is supported in C99, so
> let's change sit_nat_version_bitmap[] to flexible array in struct
> f2fs_checkpoint for readability.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <yuchao0@...wei.com>
> ---
>  fs/f2fs/f2fs.h          | 4 ++--
>  include/linux/f2fs_fs.h | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> index 83d1f697388b..ad19d29688ae 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
> @@ -1719,13 +1719,13 @@ static inline void *__bitmap_ptr(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, int flag)
>  
>  	if (__cp_payload(sbi) > 0) {
>  		if (flag == NAT_BITMAP)
> -			return &ckpt->sit_nat_version_bitmap;
> +			return ckpt->sit_nat_version_bitmap;
>  		else
>  			return (unsigned char *)ckpt + F2FS_BLKSIZE;
>  	} else {
>  		offset = (flag == NAT_BITMAP) ?
>  			le32_to_cpu(ckpt->sit_ver_bitmap_bytesize) : 0;
> -		return &ckpt->sit_nat_version_bitmap + offset;
> +		return ckpt->sit_nat_version_bitmap + offset;
>  	}
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h b/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
> index 43e98d30d2df..564f65fc192f 100644
> --- a/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/f2fs_fs.h
> @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct f2fs_checkpoint {
>  	unsigned char alloc_type[MAX_ACTIVE_LOGS];
>  
>  	/* SIT and NAT version bitmap */
> -	unsigned char sit_nat_version_bitmap[1];
> +	unsigned char sit_nat_version_bitmap[];

I cannot find any benefit to do this. Moreover, it just makes the header
structure be different from the one in f2fs-tools.

>  } __packed;
>  
>  /*
> -- 
> 2.15.0.55.gc2ece9dc4de6