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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
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| bcd2000 | ||
| caiaq | ||
| hiface | ||
| line6 | ||
| misc | ||
| usx2y | ||
| card.c | ||
| card.h | ||
| clock.c | ||
| clock.h | ||
| debug.h | ||
| endpoint.c | ||
| endpoint.h | ||
| format.c | ||
| format.h | ||
| helper.c | ||
| helper.h | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| Makefile | ||
| media.c | ||
| media.h | ||
| midi.c | ||
| midi.h | ||
| mixer_maps.c | ||
| mixer_quirks.c | ||
| mixer_quirks.h | ||
| mixer_s1810c.c | ||
| mixer_s1810c.h | ||
| mixer_scarlett_gen2.c | ||
| mixer_scarlett_gen2.h | ||
| mixer_scarlett.c | ||
| mixer_scarlett.h | ||
| mixer_us16x08.c | ||
| mixer_us16x08.h | ||
| mixer.c | ||
| mixer.h | ||
| pcm.c | ||
| pcm.h | ||
| power.c | ||
| power.h | ||
| proc.c | ||
| proc.h | ||
| quirks-table.h | ||
| quirks.c | ||
| quirks.h | ||
| stream.c | ||
| stream.h | ||
| usbaudio.h | ||
| validate.c | ||