linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] docs: networking: can: change bcm_msg_head frames member to support flexible array

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Message-ID: <c649a695-caeb-4c20-b983-9035c396e145@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2025 12:35:46 +0200
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>,
 Alex Tran <alex.t.tran@...il.com>
Cc: mkl@...gutronix.de, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
 kuba@...nel.org, horms@...nel.org, linux-can@...r.kernel.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] docs: networking: can: change bcm_msg_head frames
 member to support flexible array

On 9/4/25 8:25 AM, Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> On 04.09.25 05:17, Alex Tran wrote:
>> The documentation of the 'bcm_msg_head' struct does not match how
>> it is defined in 'bcm.h'. Changed the frames member to a flexible array,
>> matching the definition in the header file.
>>
>> See commit 94dfc73e7cf4 ("treewide: uapi: Replace zero-length arrays with
>> flexible-array members")
>>
>> Bug 217783 <https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217783>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alex Tran <alex.t.tran@...il.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>

@Mark, @Oliver: I assume you want us to apply this patch directly to the
net tree, am I correct?

If so, @Alex: please use a formal 'Fixes:' tag for the blamed commit and
'Link: to reference the bz entry, thanks!

Paolo