Re: [PATCH] net/mlx5: Replace zero-length array with flexible-array

From: Saeed Mahameed
Date: Sat May 09 2020 - 19:43:17 EST


On Fri, 2020-05-08 at 16:36 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 7 May 2020 13:59:35 -0500 Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> > The current codebase makes use of the zero-length array language
> > extension to the C90 standard, but the preferred mechanism to
> > declare
> > variable-length types such as these ones is a flexible array
> > member[1][2],
> > introduced in C99:
> >
> > struct foo {
> > int stuff;
> > struct boo array[];
> > };
>
> Saeed, I'm expecting you to take this and the mlx4 patch via your
> trees.

Yes for the mlx5 patch, but usually Dave takes mlx4 patches directly.

since the volume of mlx4 patches is very small, let's apply them
directly to net-next, unless you want me to handle them from now on and
make your life easier, then i don't have any issue with that.

Saeed.