The current codebase makes use of the zero-length array language extension to the C90 standard, but the preferred mechanism to declare variable-length types such as these ones is a flexible array member[1][2], introduced in C99: struct foo { int stuff; struct boo array[]; }; By making use of the mechanism above, we will get a compiler warning in case the flexible array does not occur last in the structure, which will help us prevent some kind of undefined behavior bugs from being inadvertently introduced[3] to the codebase from now on. Also, notice that, dynamic memory allocations won't be affected by this change: "Flexible array members have incomplete type, and so the sizeof operator may not be applied. As a quirk of the original implementation of zero-length arrays, sizeof evaluates to zero."[1] sizeof(flexible-array-member) triggers a warning because flexible array members have incomplete type[1]. There are some instances of code in which the sizeof operator is being incorrectly/erroneously applied to zero-length arrays and the result is zero. Such instances may be hiding some bugs. So, this work (flexible-array member conversions) will also help to get completely rid of those sorts of issues. This issue was found with the help of Coccinelle. [1] https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Zero-Length.html [2] https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/21 [3] commit 76497732932f ("cxgb3/l2t: Fix undefined behaviour") Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/bus.h | 2 drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h | 54 ++++++++++++------------- 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/bus.h b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/bus.h index 87d048df09d1..3334c45aac13 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/bus.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/bus.h @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct qtnf_bus { struct notifier_block netdev_nb; u8 hw_id[ETH_ALEN]; /* bus private data */ - char bus_priv[0] __aligned(sizeof(void *)); + char bus_priv[] __aligned(sizeof(void *)); }; static inline bool qtnf_fw_is_up(struct qtnf_bus *bus) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h index 4d22a54c034f..2dda4c5d7427 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd { struct qlink_cmd_init_fw { struct qlink_cmd chdr; __le32 qlink_proto_ver; - u8 var_info[0]; + u8 var_info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_frame_tx { __le32 cookie; __le16 freq; __le16 flags; - u8 frame_data[0]; + u8 frame_data[]; } __packed; /** @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_add_key { __le32 cipher; __le16 vlanid; u8 rsvd[2]; - u8 key_data[0]; + u8 key_data[]; } __packed; /** @@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_connect { u8 mfp; u8 pbss; u8 rsvd[2]; - u8 payload[0]; + u8 payload[]; } __packed; /** @@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_external_auth { struct qlink_cmd chdr; u8 peer[ETH_ALEN]; __le16 status; - u8 payload[0]; + u8 payload[]; } __packed; /** @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_reg_notify { u8 dfs_region; u8 slave_radar; u8 dfs_offload; - u8 info[0]; + u8 info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_start_ap { struct qlink_sr_params sr_params; u8 twt_responder; u8 rsvd[3]; - u8 info[0]; + u8 info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ struct qlink_mac_address { struct qlink_acl_data { __le32 policy; __le32 num_entries; - struct qlink_mac_address mac_addrs[0]; + struct qlink_mac_address mac_addrs[]; } __packed; /** @@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ enum qlink_wowlan_trigger { struct qlink_cmd_wowlan_set { struct qlink_cmd chdr; __le32 triggers; - u8 data[0]; + u8 data[]; } __packed; enum qlink_ndev_event_type { @@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_scan { u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN]; u8 scan_width; u8 rsvd[3]; - u8 var_info[0]; + u8 var_info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ struct qlink_cmd_update_owe { struct qlink_cmd chdr; u8 peer[ETH_ALEN]; __le16 status; - u8 ies[0]; + u8 ies[]; } __packed; /* QLINK Command Responses messages related definitions @@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ struct qlink_resp_get_mac_info { u8 n_reg_rules; u8 dfs_region; u8 rsvd[3]; - u8 var_info[0]; + u8 var_info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ struct qlink_resp_get_hw_info { u8 mac_bitmap; u8 total_tx_chain; u8 total_rx_chain; - u8 info[0]; + u8 info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ struct qlink_resp_get_sta_info { struct qlink_resp rhdr; u8 sta_addr[ETH_ALEN]; u8 rsvd[2]; - u8 info[0]; + u8 info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ struct qlink_resp_band_info_get { u8 num_chans; u8 num_bitrates; u8 rsvd[1]; - u8 info[0]; + u8 info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ struct qlink_resp_band_info_get { struct qlink_resp_get_chan_stats { struct qlink_resp rhdr; __le32 chan_freq; - u8 info[0]; + u8 info[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ struct qlink_event_sta_assoc { struct qlink_event ehdr; u8 sta_addr[ETH_ALEN]; __le16 frame_control; - u8 ies[0]; + u8 ies[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ struct qlink_event_bss_join { struct qlink_chandef chan; u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN]; __le16 status; - u8 ies[0]; + u8 ies[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ struct qlink_event_rxmgmt { __le32 flags; s8 sig_dbm; u8 rsvd[3]; - u8 frame_data[0]; + u8 frame_data[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ struct qlink_event_scan_result { u8 ssid[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN]; u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN]; u8 rsvd[2]; - u8 payload[0]; + u8 payload[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ struct qlink_event_update_owe { struct qlink_event ehdr; u8 peer[ETH_ALEN]; u8 rsvd[2]; - u8 ies[0]; + u8 ies[]; } __packed; /* QLINK TLVs (Type-Length Values) definitions @@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ enum qlink_tlv_id { struct qlink_tlv_hdr { __le16 type; __le16 len; - u8 val[0]; + u8 val[]; } __packed; struct qlink_iface_limit { @@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ struct qlink_iface_limit_record { __le16 max_interfaces; u8 num_different_channels; u8 n_limits; - struct qlink_iface_limit limits[0]; + struct qlink_iface_limit limits[]; } __packed; #define QLINK_RSSI_OFFSET 120 @@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ struct qlink_tlv_ie_set { u8 type; u8 flags; u8 rsvd[2]; - u8 ie_data[0]; + u8 ie_data[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ struct qlink_tlv_ext_ie { struct qlink_tlv_hdr hdr; u8 eid_ext; u8 rsvd[3]; - u8 ie_data[0]; + u8 ie_data[]; } __packed; #define IEEE80211_HE_PPE_THRES_MAX_LEN 25 @@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ struct qlink_tlv_iftype_data { struct qlink_tlv_hdr hdr; u8 n_iftype_data; u8 rsvd[3]; - struct qlink_sband_iftype_data iftype_data[0]; + struct qlink_sband_iftype_data iftype_data[]; } __packed; /** @@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ struct qlink_random_mac_addr { struct qlink_wowlan_capab_data { __le16 version; __le16 len; - u8 data[0]; + u8 data[]; } __packed; /**