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scsi: pm80xx: Avoid -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

PATCH Applied Gustavo A. R. Silva 2 participants 3 messages Sep 8, 2025 – Sep 17, 2025

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PATCH v3 1/1 scsi: pm80xx: Avoid -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

Comment out unused field residual_count in a couple of structures, and with this, fix the following -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings:

drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h:342:33: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end] drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h:561:32: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]

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Changes in v3:
- Comment out unused field instead of removing it. (John Garry)
- Update changelog text.
- Add RB tags.

Changes in v2:
- Remove unused field residual_count. (James)
- Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/aLmoE8CznVPres5r@kspp/

v1:
- Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/aLiMoNzLs1_bu4eJ@kspp/

 drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h | 4 +++-
 drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h +3 -1
index fc2127dcb58d..f1ce8df082b0 100644
@@ -339,8 +339,10 @@ struct ssp_completion_resp {
 	__le32	status;
 	__le32	param;
 	__le32	ssptag_rescv_rescpad;
+
+	/* Must be last --ends in a flexible-array member. */
 	struct ssp_response_iu  ssp_resp_iu;
-	__le32	residual_count;
+	/* __le32  residual_count; */
 } __attribute__((packed, aligned(4)));
 
 
drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h +3 -1
index eb8fd37b2066..d8a63b7fed6a 100644
@@ -558,8 +558,10 @@ struct ssp_completion_resp {
 	__le32	status;
 	__le32	param;
 	__le32	ssptag_rescv_rescpad;
+
+	/* Must be last --ends in a flexible-array member. */
 	struct ssp_response_iu ssp_resp_iu;
-	__le32	residual_count;
+	/* __le32  residual_count; */
 } __attribute__((packed, aligned(4)));
 
 #define SSP_RESCV_BIT	0x00010000
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Gustavo,

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Comment out unused field residual_count in a couple of structures, and with this, fix the following -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings:

drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h:342:33: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end] drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h:561:32: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]

Applied to 6.18/scsi-staging, thanks!

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Martin K. Petersen
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In reply to Gustavo A. R. Silva
Quoted 8 lines · Gustavo A. R. Silva

Comment out unused field residual_count in a couple of structures, and with this, fix the following -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings:

drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_hwi.h:342:33: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end] drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm80xx_hwi.h:561:32: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]

[...]

Applied to 6.18/scsi-queue, thanks!

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      https://git.kernel.org/mkp/scsi/c/508e754c6931
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Martin K. Petersen