linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Remove VLA usage in rtc-s5m

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Date:   Mon, 12 Mar 2018 20:17:39 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
To:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Sangbeom Kim <sbkim73@...sung.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Remove VLA usage in rtc-s5m



On 03/12/2018 07:35 PM, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 10/03/2018 at 00:27:02 -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
>> This patchset aims to remove VLA usage from rtc-s5m.
>>
>> The first patch moves an enum from rtc.h to rtc-s5m.c, as this is the
>> only driver in which such enum is actually being used [1].
>>
>> The second patch adds the enum name RTC_MAX_NUM_TIME_REGS, which will
>> be used as a maximum length to the current VLAs, hence turning them
>> into fixed-length arrays instead.
>>
>> [1] https://marc.info/?l=linux-rtc&m=152060068925948&w=2
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Gustavo A. R. Silva (2):
>>    rtc: s5m: move enum from rtc.h to rtc-s5m.c
>>    rtc: s5m: Remove VLA usage
>>
> 
> Both applied, thanks.
> 

Awesome.

Thank you.
--
Gustavo