linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: ath11k: Fix ath11k_htc

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Date:   Wed, 6 Dec 2023 15:23:31 -0600
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>
Cc:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        ath11k@...ts.infradead.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: ath11k: Fix ath11k_htc_record flexible record



On 12/6/23 14:55, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 05, 2023 at 01:00:17PM -0800, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>> Transform the zero-length ath11k_htc_record::credit_report array into
>> a proper flexible array. Since this is the only array in
>> ath11k_htc_record, remove the unnecessary union.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@...cinc.com>
> 
> Heh, looks good. I wonder why this was a union to begin with?

It used to contain a couple of members:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20231127-flexarray-htc_record-v1-3-6be1f36126fd@quicinc.com/
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/4f2a486c-c6de-43e4-8bb6-bdd3f819b0a9@embeddedor.com/

--
Gustavo

> 
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>