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From: Dariusz Sosnowski <dsosnowski@nvidia.com>
To: "NBU-Contact-Thomas Monjalon (EXTERNAL)" <thomas@monjalon.net>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" <dev@dpdk.org>,
	Tyler Retzlaff <roretzla@linux.microsoft.com>,
	Slava Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>,
	Ori Kam <orika@nvidia.com>, Suanming Mou <suanmingm@nvidia.com>,
	Matan Azrad <matan@nvidia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v5 07/10] net/mlx5: replace zero length array with flex array
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:18:55 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <IA1PR12MB83115B7E84B09983E7F3F3F4A4742@IA1PR12MB8311.namprd12.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2240162.72vocr9iq0@thomas>

From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 11:28
> 23/01/2024 10:44, Thomas Monjalon:
> > 29/11/2023 03:39, Stephen Hemminger:
> > > --- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_tx.h
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_tx.h
> > > @@ -171,11 +171,12 @@ struct mlx5_txq_data {
> > >     struct mlx5_txq_stats stats; /* TX queue counters. */
> > >     struct mlx5_txq_stats stats_reset; /* stats on last reset. */
> > >     struct mlx5_uar_data uar_data;
> > > -   struct rte_mbuf *elts[0];
> > > +   struct rte_mbuf *elts[];
> > >     /* Storage for queued packets, must be the last field. */  }
> > > __rte_cache_aligned;
> > >
> > >  /* TX queue control descriptor. */
> > > +__extension__
> > >  struct mlx5_txq_ctrl {
> >
> > struct mlx5_txq_data is included at the end of struct mlx5_txq_ctrl I
> > don't understand why we need to declare an extension here.
> 
> If I remove __extension__:
> error: invalid use of structure with flexible array member [-Werror=pedantic]
> 
> Is it a problem only in pedantic mode?

Yes, because this usage is nonstandard. Using a struct which has a flexible array member, inside another struct is a compiler extension.

Best regards,
Dariusz Sosnowski


  reply	other threads:[~2024-01-23 11:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 84+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-01-13 21:51 [PATCH 0/7] replace zero length arrays Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-13 21:51 ` [PATCH 1/7] member: replace zero length array with flex array Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-14  0:19   ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-01-14  0:36     ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-14  0:42       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-01-13 21:52 ` [PATCH 2/7] cryptodev: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-13 21:52 ` [PATCH 3/7] security: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-13 21:52 ` [PATCH 4/7] mlx5: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-14 17:08   ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-03-06 13:29     ` Slava Ovsiienko
2023-01-13 21:52 ` [PATCH 5/7] nfp: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-15 15:22   ` Niklas Söderlund
2023-01-13 21:52 ` [PATCH 6/7] enic: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-14  1:12   ` John Daley (johndale)
2023-01-13 21:52 ` [PATCH 7/7] dpaax: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-01-15 11:59   ` Hemant Agrawal
2023-01-14 10:43 ` [PATCH 0/7] replace zero length arrays Morten Brørup
2023-11-17  4:03 ` [PATCH v2 00/10] " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 01/10] member: replace zero length array with flex array Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:17     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 02/10] cryptodev: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:18     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 03/10] security: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:18     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 04/10] pipeline: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:19     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 05/10] net/nfp: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:19     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 06/10] net/enic: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:20     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 07/10] net/mlx5: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:20     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 08/10] pdcp: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:20     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  5:28     ` [EXT] " Anoob Joseph
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 09/10] net/cpfl: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:20     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  4:03   ` [PATCH v2 10/10] common/dpaxx: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17  4:21     ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-17  8:31   ` [PATCH v2 00/10] replace zero length arrays Morten Brørup
2023-11-17 16:18     ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-17 19:59       ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-20 17:06 ` [PATCH v4 00/10] Replace " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-20 17:06   ` [PATCH v4 01/10] member: replace zero length array with flex array Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-20 17:06   ` [PATCH v4 02/10] cryptodev: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-21  5:29     ` [EXT] " Anoob Joseph
2023-11-20 17:06   ` [PATCH v4 03/10] security: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-21  5:30     ` [EXT] " Anoob Joseph
2023-11-20 17:06   ` [PATCH v4 04/10] pipeline: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-20 17:07   ` [PATCH v4 05/10] net/nfp: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-21  1:14     ` Chaoyong He
2023-11-20 17:07   ` [PATCH v4 06/10] net/enic: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-20 17:07   ` [PATCH v4 07/10] net/mlx5: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-23 17:54     ` Dariusz Sosnowski
2023-11-20 17:07   ` [PATCH v4 08/10] pdcp: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-20 17:07   ` [PATCH v4 09/10] net/cpfl: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-20 17:07   ` [PATCH v4 10/10] common/dpaxx: remove zero length array Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-21 10:49     ` Hemant Agrawal
2023-11-21 16:46       ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-21 17:01         ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-21 17:18         ` Tyler Retzlaff
2023-11-22  7:23           ` Hemant Agrawal
2023-11-23  1:43             ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-23 19:18             ` Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-28  6:43               ` Hemant Agrawal
2023-11-21  7:26   ` [PATCH v4 00/10] Replace zero length arrays Morten Brørup
2023-11-21  8:30     ` fengchengwen
2023-11-29  2:39 ` [PATCH v5 " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 01/10] member: replace zero length array with flex array Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 02/10] cryptodev: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 03/10] security: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 04/10] pipeline: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 05/10] net/nfp: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-30  1:21     ` Chaoyong He
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 06/10] net/enic: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 07/10] net/mlx5: " Stephen Hemminger
2024-01-23  9:44     ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-01-23 10:28       ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-01-23 11:18         ` Dariusz Sosnowski [this message]
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 08/10] pdcp: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 09/10] net/cpfl: " Stephen Hemminger
2023-11-29  2:39   ` [PATCH v5 10/10] common/dpaxx: replace zero length array Stephen Hemminger
2024-01-23  9:42     ` Thomas Monjalon
2024-01-23 10:48   ` [PATCH v5 00/10] Replace zero length arrays Thomas Monjalon

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