On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 23:14:45 +0200 (CEST) Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Apr 2019, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 10:41:20AM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > > - Remove the extra array member of stack_dump_trace[]. It's not required as > > > the stack tracer stores at max array size - 1 entries so there is still > > > an empty slot. > > > > What is the empty slot used for? > > I was trying to find an answer but failed. Maybe it's just historical > leftovers or Steven knows where the magic is in this maze. > I believe it was for historical leftovers (there was a time it was required), and left there for "paranoid" sake. But let me apply the patch and see if it is really needed. -- Steve