linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] ath9k: initialize arrays at compile time

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Date:   Sun, 20 Mar 2022 18:46:46 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     "'trix@...hat.com'" <trix@...hat.com>,
        "toke@...e.dk" <toke@...e.dk>,
        "kvalo@...nel.org" <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>
CC:     "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] ath9k: initialize arrays at compile time

From: trix@...hat.com <trix@...hat.com>
> Sent: 20 March 2022 15:20
> 
> Early clearing of arrays with
> memset(array, 0, size);
> is equivilent to initializing the array in its decl with
> array[size] = { 0 };
> 
> Since compile time is preferred over runtime,
> convert the memsets to initializations.
...
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_calib.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_calib.c
> index dc24da1ff00b1..39fcc158cb159 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_calib.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_calib.c
> @@ -891,10 +891,9 @@ static void ar9003_hw_tx_iq_cal_outlier_detection(struct ath_hw *ah,
>  {
>  	int i, im, nmeasurement;
>  	int magnitude, phase;
> -	u32 tx_corr_coeff[MAX_MEASUREMENT][AR9300_MAX_CHAINS];
> +	u32 tx_corr_coeff[MAX_MEASUREMENT][AR9300_MAX_CHAINS] = { 0 };

For a two dimensional array that needs to be {{0}} (or {}).
And, since there is only one definitions of 'coeff' it can
be static!
(Currently on 96 bytes - si not a real problem on-stack.)

Although I just failed to find the lock that stops
concurrent execution on multiple cpu.

	David

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