Re: [PATCH v2][next] net: atlantic: Avoid -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

From: Michal Swiatkowski
Date: Tue Feb 04 2025 - 01:20:27 EST


On Tue, Feb 04, 2025 at 12:40:49PM +1030, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end was introduced in GCC-14, and we are
> getting ready to enable it, globally.
>
> Remove unused flexible-array member `buf` and, with this, fix the following
> warnings:
> drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_hw.h:197:36: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/../aq_hw.h:197:36: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
>
> Suggested-by: Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Remove unused flex-array member. (Igor)
>
> v1:
> - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/ZrDwoVKH8d6TdVxn@cute/
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h | 1 -
> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h
> index f5901f8e3907..f6b990b7f5b4 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.h
> @@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ struct __packed offload_info {
> struct offload_port_info ports;
> struct offload_ka_info kas;
> struct offload_rr_info rrs;
> - u8 buf[];
> };

Reviewed-by: Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>
> struct __packed hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc {
> --
> 2.43.0
>