linux-kernel - Re: staging/wlan-ng query: convert to flexible array member

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Message-ID: <Y3Ce4TochNsaiT6J@qemulion>
Date:   Sun, 13 Nov 2022 13:08:09 +0530
From:   Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: staging/wlan-ng query: convert to flexible array member

On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 12:33:43AM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 08:42:59PM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> >
> > Can you please suggest how should I approach correcting the zero element flex
> > array implementation here? Can these structs be removed if they are unused?
>
> You can try using DECLARE_FLEX_ARRAY(). See this[1] patch.

Thank you very much for the quick reply. The link you provided is very helpful.
I will review it in detail and correct my patch proposal accordingly.

ps: Also. thank you for including the cc list. I has already made a lot of noise
with on the lists, so did not copy them intentionally in my email to you.

./drv

>
> --
> Gustavo
>
> [1] https://git.kernel.org/linus/6e4a53ee7989c8a2b9fc3b14cd90f6e2d613ca76
>