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

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Date:   Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:31:08 +0100
From:   Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>
To:     trix@...hat.com, kvalo@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath9k: initialize arrays at compile time

trix@...hat.com writes:

> From: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>
>
> 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.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rix <trix@...hat.com>

Cf the discussion in the replies, please resubmit with empty
initialisers ({}), and fix up the commit message.

-Toke