Re: [PATCH] m68k: Avoid VLA use in mangle_kernel_stack()

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 10:29 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> With gcc 7.3.0:
>
>     arch/m68k/kernel/signal.c: In function âmangle_kernel_stackâ:
>     arch/m68k/kernel/signal.c:654:3: warning: ISO C90 forbids variable length array âbufâ [-Wvla]
>        unsigned long buf[fsize / 2]; /* yes, twice as much */
>        ^~~~~~~~
>
> Replace the variable size by the upper limit, which is 168 bytes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, applied and queued for v5.1.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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