linux-kernel - Re: [Nouveau] [PATCH][next] nouveau/gsp: replace zero-length array with flex-array member and use __counted

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Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:06:05 -0600
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
To:     Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...hat.com>, Timur Tabi <ttabi@...dia.com>,
        "gustavoars@...nel.org" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Cc:     "nouveau@...ts.freedesktop.org" <nouveau@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "daniel@...ll.ch" <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        "dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org" <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Nouveau] [PATCH][next] nouveau/gsp: replace zero-length array
 with flex-array member and use __counted_by



On 11/28/23 19:01, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
> On 11/16/23 20:55, Timur Tabi wrote:
>> On Thu, 2023-11-16 at 20:45 +0100, Danilo Krummrich wrote:
>>> As I already mentioned for Timur's patch [2], I'd prefer to get a fix
>>> upstream
>>> (meaning [1] in this case). Of course, that's probably more up to Timur to
>>> tell
>>> if this will work out.
>>
>> Don't count on it.
> 
> I see. Well, I think it's fine. Once we implement a decent abstraction we likely
> don't need those header files in the kernel anymore.
> 
> @Gustavo, if you agree I will discard the indentation change when applying the
> patch to keep the diff as small as possible.

No problem.

Thanks
--
Gustavo