Re: [PATCH ath-next] wifi: ath12k: don't put ieee80211_chanctx_conf struct in ath12k_link_vif

From: Jeff Johnson
Date: Fri Mar 21 2025 - 12:31:50 EST


On 3/20/2025 6:45 PM, Baochen Qiang wrote:
> ieee80211_chanctx_conf struct is not put at the end of ath12k_link_vif.
> Note ieee80211_chanctx_conf has flexible array member inside it, causing
> below warning with GCC-14:
>
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h:298:39: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
>
> Although there is no issue for now since the array is not getting used,
> this should be fixed to avoid any potential data corruption issue in the
> future.
>
> Remove this struct from ath12k_link_vif, fetch it from ieee80211_bss_conf
> instead when needed.
>
> This change only applies to WCN7850, and should has no impact on other
> chipsets.
>
> This is an alternative to the solution proposed in [1].
>
> Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.0.c5-00481-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-3
>
> Reported-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Link: https://msgid.link/Z8-Snz86Xfwdlyd7@kspp # [1]

I'll change this to Closes: in pending to address checkpatch:
WARNING:BAD_REPORTED_BY_LINK: Reported-by: should be immediately followed by Closes: with a URL to the report