linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 09/18] media: venus: Remove unused structs

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Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 00:35:42 +0100
From: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>
To: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>,
 Michael Tretter <m.tretter@...gutronix.de>,
 Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
 Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
 Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>, Andy Walls <awalls@...metrocast.net>,
 Stanimir Varbanov <stanimir.k.varbanov@...il.com>,
 Vikash Garodia <quic_vgarodia@...cinc.com>,
 Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>,
 Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
 Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...aro.org>
Cc: linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
 Hans Verkuil <hverkuil-cisco@...all.nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/18] media: venus: Remove unused structs

On 07/05/2024 17:27, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> This structures are not used, and have a single element array at the end
> of them. Remove them.
> 
> This fix the following cocci warnings:
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_helper.h:764:5-15: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_helper.h:1041:5-15: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_helper.h:1088:39-51: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_helper.h:1093:5-22: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_helper.h:1144:4-8: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_helper.h:1239:4-8: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_helper.h:1272:4-13: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.h:85:5-16: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.h:180:5-9: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/hfi_cmds.h:189:5-9: WARNING use flexible-array member instead (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>

There's nothing inherently wrong with defining a protocol upfront in the 
form of a structure for future expansion.

These structures are documentary of the host <-> firmware interface and 
are of use when implementing new features.

I think these structures should just have the "[1] -> []" conversion 
done and be retained instead.

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