linux-kernel - [PATCH 11/17] prmem: llist: use designated initializer

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Date:   Wed, 24 Oct 2018 00:34:58 +0300
From:   Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...il.com>
To:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     igor.stoppa@...wei.com, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>,
        Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 11/17] prmem: llist: use designated initializer

Using a list_head in an unnamed union poses a problem with the current
implementation of the initializer, since it doesn't specify the names of
the fields it is initializing.

This patch makes it use designated initializers.

Signed-off-by: Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...wei.com>
CC: Kate Stewart <kstewart@...uxfoundation.org>
CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC: Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>
CC: Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@...b.com>
CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
---
 include/linux/list.h | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index de04cc5ed536..184a7b60436f 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
  * using the generic single-entry routines.
  */
 
-#define LIST_HEAD_INIT(name) { &(name), &(name) }
+#define LIST_HEAD_INIT(name) {	\
+	.next = &(name),	\
+	.prev = &(name),	\
+}
 
 #define LIST_HEAD(name) \
 	struct list_head name = LIST_HEAD_INIT(name)
-- 
2.17.1