Re: [RFC] wireless: ti: Can we just remove this flexible array?

From: Jeff Johnson
Date: Tue Mar 19 2024 - 18:55:41 EST


On 3/19/2024 2:59 PM, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> Hi!
>
> `struct wl1271_cmd_header` is currently embedded in multiple other
> structs, and it's causing many `-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end` warnings.
>
> Has this flexible-array member been used in the past or is it intended
> for future use?
>
> Otherwise, I think we could just remove it.
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.h
> index f2609d5b6bf7..4c2f2608ef3b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/cmd.h
> @@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ enum cmd_templ {
> struct wl1271_cmd_header {
> __le16 id;
> __le16 status;
> - /* payload */
> - u8 data[];
> } __packed;

I'd think you should just remove it