linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ACPI: NFIT: Fix flexible

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Date:   Tue, 5 Jan 2021 13:51:16 -0800
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     "Verma, Vishal L" <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>
Cc:     "linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
        "efremov@...ux.com" <efremov@...ux.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        lkp <lkp@...el.com>,
        "julia.lawall@...ia.fr" <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>,
        "linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI: NFIT: Fix flexible_array.cocci warnings

On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 1:28 PM Verma, Vishal L <vishal.l.verma@...el.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2021-01-05 at 13:03 -0800, Dan Williams wrote:
> > Julia and 0day report:
> >
> >     Zero-length and one-element arrays are deprecated, see
> >     Documentation/process/deprecated.rst
> >     Flexible-array members should be used instead.
> >
> > However, a straight conversion to flexible arrays yields:
> >
> >     drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c:2276:4: error: flexible array member in a struct with no named members
> >     drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c:2287:4: error: flexible array member in a struct with no named members
> >
> > Instead, just use plain arrays not embedded a flexible arrays.
>
> This reads a bit awkwardly, maybe:
>
>   "Just use plain arrays instead of embedded flexible arrays."

yeah, umm, I left that extra "a" in there as a test... you passed! :)

>
> Other than that, the patch looks looks good:
> Reviewed-by: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>

Thanks.