linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 14/17] staging: rtl8188eu: simplify null array initializations

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Date:   Wed, 19 Dec 2018 08:32:11 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 14/17] staging: rtl8188eu: simplify null array
 initializations

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 07:34:48PM +0100, Michael Straube wrote:
> Simplfy initialization of null arrays to improve readability
> and save some lines.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 4 ++--
>  drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c     | 6 ++----
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> index d3d211d8eeee..2a42f80d1970 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
>  #include <mlme_osdep.h>
>  #include <recv_osdep.h>
>  
> -static u8 null_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
> +static u8 null_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {};
>  
>  /**************************************************
>  OUI definitions for the vendor specific IE
> @@ -5207,7 +5207,7 @@ u8 setkey_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
>  	struct setkey_parm *pparm = (struct setkey_parm *)pbuf;
>  	struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
>  	struct mlme_ext_info *pmlmeinfo = &pmlmeext->mlmext_info;
> -	u8 null_sta[] = {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
> +	u8 null_sta[ETH_ALEN] = {};

This just changed the type of the variable to a fixed size.  I'm
guessing it's ok, but it looks odd in a "cleanup patch"...

thanks,

greg k-h