linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: eata: drop VLA in reorder()

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Message-ID: <CAJHCu1+XPPmCcrP+89zc9Lg7k_t78LzfJbY7aC8Mt+ANeuVWdA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:04:21 +0100
From:   Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@...il.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Tobin C. Harding" <tobin@...orbit.com>,
        Arthur Marsh <arthur.marsh@...ernode.on.net>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        Linux SCSI List <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Dario Ballabio <ballabio_dario@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        kernelnewbies@...nelnewbies.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: eata: drop VLA in reorder()

2018-03-13 10:05 GMT+01:00 Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>:
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 10:35:36PM -0400, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
>> No objections to Salvatore's patch but I have a slight affinity for
>> retiring unused code over patching it. So unless there are objections...
>
> Lets kill it.  And the not DMA capable eata_pio driver with it for
> good riddance.

Good, I'll send a patch to remove eata & friends.
Thank you for your time,

Salvatore