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Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] scsi: smartpqi: Replace one-element array with
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To:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@kernel.org>
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From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@embeddedor.com>
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Hi Martin,

On 8/16/21 22:01, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
> 
> Gustavo,
> 
>> There is a regular need in the kernel to provide a way to declare
>> having a dynamically sized set of trailing elements in a
>> structure. Kernel code should always use “flexible array members”[1]
>> for these cases. The older style of one-element or zero-length arrays
>> should no longer be used[2].
> 
> Applied to 5.15/scsi-staging, thanks!

Thanks for this. :)

Could you take this series too, please:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/cover.1628136510.git.gustavoars@kernel.org/

Thanks!
--
Gustavo