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Patch series "lib/stackdepot.c: Replace one-element array with flexible-array member". This series aims to replace a one-element array with a flexible-array member. Also, make use of the struct_size(), flexible_array_size() and array_size() helpers. This patch (of 3): 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]. Refactor the code according to the use of a flexible-array member in struct stack_record, instead of a one-element array, and use the struct_size() helper to calculate the size for the allocation. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_array_member [2] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.9-rc1/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/cover.1601565471.git.gustavoars@kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/5f75876b.x9zdN10esiC0qLHV%25lkp@intel.com/ Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/2f1e6a17aaa891ad9c58817cf0a10b8ab8894f59.1601565471.git.gustavoars@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.