linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 07/12] powerpc: Use initializer for struct vm_unmapped_area

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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 08:58:51 +1100
From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 07/12] powerpc: Use initializer for struct
 vm_unmapped_area_info

"Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com> writes:
> On Wed, 2024-03-13 at 06:44 +0000, Christophe Leroy wrote:
>> I understand from this text that, as agreed, this patch removes the 
>> pointless/redundant zero-init of individual members. But it is not
>> what 
>> is done, see below ?
>
> Err, right. I think I decided to leave it because it was already acked
> and there wasn't enough discussion on the ack to be sure. I will update
> it.

That's fine by me, you can keep my ack.

cheers