linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] gpio: Remove VLA from MAX3191X driver

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdaOJeEJTH8xtDzwbOjoONp=M7QvEfF_bO5pTQJ8KpnMdA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:07:57 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        Mathias Duckeck <m.duckeck@...bus.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] gpio: Remove VLA from MAX3191X driver

On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 1:10 AM, Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com> wrote:

>
> The new challenge is to remove VLAs from the kernel
> (see https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621)
>
> This patch replaces several a VLA with an appropriate call to
> kmalloc_array.
>
> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>

Patch applied.

It's very simple and straight-forward after all.

Yours,
Linus Walleij