Re: [next] wifi: brcmfmac: Replace one-element array with flexible-array member

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Mon Feb 13 2023 - 11:52:52 EST


"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> One-element arrays are deprecated, and we are replacing them with flexible
> array members instead. So, replace one-element array with flexible-array
> member in struct brcmf_tlv.
>
> This helps with the ongoing efforts to tighten the FORTIFY_SOURCE
> routines on memcpy() and help us make progress towards globally
> enabling -fstrict-flex-arrays=3 [1].
>
> This results in no differences in binary output.
>
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/79
> Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/253
> Link: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2022-October/602902.html [1]
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

552ac55ee9bc wifi: brcmfmac: Replace one-element array with flexible-array member

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