From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.1 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24E3DC4338F for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:55:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFF6A60F42 for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:55:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S233189AbhHWW4T (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:56:19 -0400 Received: from gateway31.websitewelcome.com ([192.185.144.29]:20733 "EHLO gateway31.websitewelcome.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229632AbhHWW4S (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:56:18 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 1506 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:56:18 EDT Received: from cm17.websitewelcome.com (cm17.websitewelcome.com [100.42.49.20]) by gateway31.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1858E845E for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:09:21 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator4166.hostgator.com ([108.167.133.22]) by cmsmtp with SMTP id II88mTIwRMGeEII89mUctQ; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:09:21 -0500 X-Authority-Reason: nr=8 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=embeddedor.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type: In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Date:Message-ID:From:References:Cc:To:Subject:Sender :Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help: List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=Nvz4RJ/c/ELjx3o/GfsmIR+Yc//YtkkK/MQGr5AMep4=; b=zv/w2fImFL6b0Vo0Dxl/s87Kcx hCdga5LHQftIJUkQ5PdSnygHb5Tlff/KB/athbmQIF06S0yY/wVErVf4xeYHo3A5qbR0y7RJKWtwK VPKFWbHCbhDwrUkpdBl2fd41cugSPok7xtuiWUSYfGHZM2hJ+Zou3wLplyXyHgR7GMQDswiKfOZFP IpdB0M0YdxVbE/UTpDuoQsq4N0/ATPSQHcfjCEpLMGefo24xm/b1Zoi63IkHZuXrIMc/6Znqutxr3 O90g3stlvYxKEdtDwz2N+/7rtdxCCHWZI7/nx7i5yMQowBeuaTH2PSlBlIvS3nEiNtv/RWlFpM3Yr vG42CHqQ==; Received: from 187-162-31-110.static.axtel.net ([187.162.31.110]:36712 helo=[192.168.15.8]) by gator4166.hostgator.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1mII88-001CSE-7v; Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:09:20 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] scsi: smartpqi: Replace one-element array with flexible-array member To: "Martin K. Petersen" , "Gustavo A. R. Silva" Cc: Don Brace , "James E.J. Bottomley" , storagedev@microchip.com, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org References: <20210810210741.GA58765@embeddedor> From: "Gustavo A. R. Silva" Message-ID: Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:12:25 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.11.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator4166.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - embeddedor.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source-IP: 187.162.31.110 X-Source-L: No X-Exim-ID: 1mII88-001CSE-7v X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: 187-162-31-110.static.axtel.net ([192.168.15.8]) [187.162.31.110]:36712 X-Source-Auth: gustavo@embeddedor.com X-Email-Count: 7 X-Source-Cap: Z3V6aWRpbmU7Z3V6aWRpbmU7Z2F0b3I0MTY2Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= X-Local-Domain: yes Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Martin, On 8/16/21 22:01, Martin K. Petersen wrote: > > Gustavo, > >> There is a regular need in the kernel to provide a way to declare >> having a dynamically sized set of trailing elements in a >> structure. Kernel code should always use “flexible array members”[1] >> for these cases. The older style of one-element or zero-length arrays >> should no longer be used[2]. > > Applied to 5.15/scsi-staging, thanks! Thanks for this. :) Could you take this series too, please: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/cover.1628136510.git.gustavoars@kernel.org/ Thanks! -- Gustavo