linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u avoid flex array of flex array

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Date:   Tue, 2 Mar 2021 15:18:01 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Darryl T. Agostinelli" <dagostinelli@...il.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u avoid flex array of flex array

On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 07:06:14PM -0600, Darryl T. Agostinelli wrote:
> Undo the flex array in struct ieee80211_info_element.  It is used as the flex
> array type in other structs (creating a flex array of flex arrays) making
> sparse unhappy.  This change maintains the intent of the code and satisfies
> sparse.

We have been trying to convert the kernel to use the [] style over time,
please don't move backwards on this.  There are loads of commits by
Gustavo in the tree that show this work.

thanks,

greg k-h