linux-kernel - [PATCH][next] net: qed_hsi.h: Avoid the use of one-element array

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Date:   Wed, 22 Jul 2020 13:58:52 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
To:     Ariel Elior <aelior@...vell.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     GR-everest-linux-l2@...vell.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH][next] net: qed_hsi.h: Avoid the use of one-element array

One-element arrays are being deprecated[1]. Replace the one-element
array with a simple value type '__le32 reserved1'[2], once it seems
this is just a placeholder for alignment.

[1] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/79
[2] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/86

Tested-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Link: https://github.com/GustavoARSilva/linux-hardening/blob/master/cii/0-day/qed_hsi-20200718.md
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h
index 1af3f65ab862..559df9f4d656 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hsi.h
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ struct core_tx_update_ramrod_data {
 	u8 update_qm_pq_id_flg;
 	u8 reserved0;
 	__le16 qm_pq_id;
-	__le32 reserved1[1];
+	__le32 reserved1;
 };
 
 /* Enum flag for what type of dcb data to update */
-- 
2.27.0