linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: drop some VLAs in switch.c

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Message-ID: <CAJHCu1LB1wPErEB0xNd_9=_8dmOn=VFXmzu=-U5Eg3zTeT4b6g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:48:10 +0100
From:   Salvatore Mesoraca <s.mesoraca16@...il.com>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>
Cc:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: drop some VLAs in switch.c

2018-03-14 12:24 GMT+01:00 David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>:
> Isn't using DECLARE_BITMAP() completely OTT when the maximum size is less
> than the number of bits in a word?

It allocates ceiling(size/8) "unsigned long"s, so yes.