Re: [PATCH] net: llc: drop VLA in llc_sap_mcast()

[Salvatore Mesoraca]

2018-03-12 16:14 GMT+01:00 David Miller :
> From: Salvatore Mesoraca 
> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:12:04 +0100
>
>> Avoid a VLA[1] by using a real constant expression instead of a variable.
>> The compiler should be able to optimize the original code and avoid using
>> an actual VLA. Anyway this change is useful because it will avoid a false
>> positive with -Wvla, it might also help the compiler generating better
>> code.
>>
>> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Salvatore Mesoraca 
>
> Applied.

Thank you.

Re: [PATCH] net: llc: drop VLA in llc_sap_mcast()

[David Miller]

From: Salvatore Mesoraca 
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:12:04 +0100

> Avoid a VLA[1] by using a real constant expression instead of a variable.
> The compiler should be able to optimize the original code and avoid using
> an actual VLA. Anyway this change is useful because it will avoid a false
> positive with -Wvla, it might also help the compiler generating better
> code.
> 
> [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/3/7/621
> 
> Signed-off-by: Salvatore Mesoraca 

Applied.