linux-kernel - Re: ath9k: dfs: remove accidental use of stack VLA

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Message-Id: <20180410143312.6267D6014B@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:   Tue, 10 Apr 2018 14:33:12 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
Cc:     QCA ath9k Development <ath9k-devel@....qualcomm.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
Subject: Re: ath9k: dfs: remove accidental use of stack VLA

"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com> wrote:

> In preparation to enabling -Wvla, remove accidental use of stack VLA.
> 
> This avoids an accidental stack VLA (since the compiler thinks
> the value of FFT_NUM_SAMPLES can change, even when marked
> "const"). This just replaces it with a #define.
> 
> Also, fixed as part of the directive to remove all VLAs from
> the kernel: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

9c27489a3454 ath9k: dfs: remove accidental use of stack VLA

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10318271/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches