linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] ath6kl: wmi: use struct

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Message-Id: <20190429144842.B70F7608BA@smtp.codeaurora.org>
Date:   Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:48:42 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] ath6kl: wmi: use struct_size() helper

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

> Make use of the struct_size() helper instead of an open-coded version
> in order to avoid any potential type mistakes, in particular in the
> context in which this code is being used.
> 
> So, replace code of the following form:
> 
> sizeof(*ev) + ev->num_neighbors * sizeof(struct wmi_neighbor_info)
> 
> with:
> 
> struct_size(ev, neighbor, ev->num_neighbors)
> 
> This code was detected with the help of Coccinelle.
> 
> 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.

83d9562b6478 ath6kl: wmi: use struct_size() helper

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10884343/

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