Re: [PATCH 4/4] video: Remove stack VLA usage

From: Joe Perches
Date: Fri Mar 09 2018 - 01:01:30 EST


On Fri, 2018-03-09 at 16:50 +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
> The kernel would like to have all stack VLA usage removed[1]. The
> arrays are fixed here (declared with a const variable) but they appear
> like VLAs to the compiler. We can use a pre-processor define to fix the
> warning.
[]
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via_aux_sii164.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via_aux_sii164.c
[]
> @@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
>
> static const char *name = "SiI 164 PanelLink Transmitter";
>
> +/* check vendor id and device id */
> +const u8 id[] = {0x01, 0x00, 0x06, 0x00};

It seems id is now global in multiple places.
Perhaps these should be static.

> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via_aux_vt1631.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via_aux_vt1631.c
[]
> @@ -27,16 +27,19 @@
>
> static const char *name = "VT1631 LVDS Transmitter";
>
> +/* check vendor id and device id */
> +const u8 id[] = {0x06, 0x11, 0x91, 0x31}, len = ARRAY_SIZE(id);

etc...