netdev - Re: [PATCH 04/15] tty: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from ctl

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Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:17:46 +0200
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/15] tty: Remove now superfluous sentinel element from
 ctl_table array

On 28. 09. 23, 15:21, Joel Granados via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>
> 
> This commit comes at the tail end of a greater effort to remove the
> empty elements at the end of the ctl_table arrays (sentinels) which
> will reduce the overall build time size of the kernel and run time
> memory bloat by ~64 bytes per sentinel (further information Link :
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZO5Yx5JFogGi%2FcBo@bombadil.infradead.org/)
> 
> Remove sentinel from tty_table
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>
> ---
>   drivers/tty/tty_io.c | 3 +--
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
> index 8a94e5a43c6d..2f925dc54a20 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
> @@ -3607,8 +3607,7 @@ static struct ctl_table tty_table[] = {
>   		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
>   		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
>   		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
> -	},
> -	{ }
> +	}

Why to remove the comma? One would need to add one when adding a new entry?

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs