linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] alpha: Replace one-element array with flexible-array member

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Date:   Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:02:05 -0600
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@...aro.org>,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alpha: Replace one-element array with flexible-array
 member

Hi all,

Friendly ping: who can take this, please?

Thanks
--
Gustavo

On 8/2/23 07:25, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> One-element and zero-length arrays are deprecated. So, replace
> one-element array in struct osf_dirent with flexible-array
> member.
> 
> This results in no differences in binary output.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>
> ---
>   arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
> index d98701ee36c6..5db88b627439 100644
> --- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
> +++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
> @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct osf_dirent {
>   	unsigned int d_ino;
>   	unsigned short d_reclen;
>   	unsigned short d_namlen;
> -	char d_name[1];
> +	char d_name[];
>   };
>   
>   struct osf_dirent_callback {