Re: [PATCH] Document flexible arrays

[Jonathan Corbet]

On Tue, 8 Sep 2009 17:20:16 -0700 (PDT)
David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hmm, there are a number of changes in -mm that conflict with the 
> description given in this document (element poisoning, DEFINE_FLEX_ARRAY, 
> array shrinking, etc).  Perhaps this could be based on the -mm behavior 
> and get pushed through Andrew so that it's consistent when merged for 
> 2.6.32?

I've seen those patches going by.  The problem is that documenting
existing, in-mainline APIs is challenging enough; trying to document
maybe-next-release versions is a recipe for frustration.  So I'd really
rather start with a document that describes the current state of the
art; I promise I'll update it when the other changes go in.

Sound reasonable?

Thanks,

jon
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