linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] zd1211rw/zd_usb.h: Replace zero-length array with flexible-array member

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Message-ID: <8b6213e51131deacbdac29a8d9c088ae49933724.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:28:52 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>,
        Jes Sorensen <jes.sorensen@...il.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Daniel Drake <dsd@...too.org>, Ulrich Kunitz <kune@...ne-taler.de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] zd1211rw/zd_usb.h: Replace zero-length array with
 flexible-array member

On Tue, 2020-03-10 at 17:21 -0500, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> On 3/10/20 5:15 PM, Joe Perches wrote:
> > As far as I can tell, it doesn't actually make a difference as
> > all the compilers produce the same object code with either form.
> > 
> 
> That's precisely why we can implement these changes, cleanly(the fact
> that the compiler produces the same object code). So, the resulting
> object code is not the point here.

You are making Jes' point.

There's nothing wrong with making changes just for consistent
style across the kernel.

This change is exactly that.

I have no objection to this patch.

Jes does, though Jes is not a maintainer of this file.

I think "churn" arguments are overstated.