Re: [PATCH net v1 1/1] net: usb: asix: ax88772: Increase phy_name size

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On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 05:49:05PM +0100, Andrew Lunn wrote:

...

> > -	char phy_name[20];
> > +	char phy_name[MII_BUS_ID_SIZE + 5];
> 
> Could you explain the + 5?
> 
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.13.7/source/drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/dm9051.c#L1156
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.13.7/source/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c#L2454
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.13.7/source/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac.h#L348
> 
> The consensus seems to be + 3.

u16, gcc can't proove the range, it assumes 65536 is the maximum.

include/linux/phy.h:312:20: note: directive argument in the range [0, 65535]

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko






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