[PATCH][next] perf/x86: Avoid multiple -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

Gustavo A. R. Silva
2026-04-29T19:29:22Z

-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end was introduced in GCC-14, and we are
getting ready to enable it, globally.

Use the TRAILING_OVERLAP() helper to fix the following warnings:

14 arch/x86/events/intel/../perf_event.h:326:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
6 arch/x86/events/amd/../perf_event.h:326:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
3 arch/x86/events/perf_event.h:326:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
1 arch/x86/xen/../events/perf_event.h:326:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
1 arch/x86/events/zhaoxin/../perf_event.h:326:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
1 ./arch/x86/include/generated/../../events/perf_event.h:326:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]

This helper creates a union between a flexible-array member (FAM)
and a set of members that would otherwise follow it. This overlays
the trailing members onto the FAM while preserving the original
memory layout.

Lastly, the static_assert() ensures the alignment between the FAM
and struct perf_branch_entry lbr_entries[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES]; is not
inadvertently changed, and it's intentionally placed inmediately
after the related structure (that is, no blank line in between).

It's also worth mentioning that the entire Intel LBR bits block
is moved just to avoid splitting it.

Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/events/perf_event.h | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index fad87d3c8b2c..9641b888cbee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -318,24 +318,6 @@ struct cpu_hw_events {
/* Cached CFG_C values */
u64 cfg_c_val[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX];

- /*
- * Intel LBR bits
- */
- int lbr_users;
- int lbr_pebs_users;
- struct perf_branch_stack lbr_stack;
- struct perf_branch_entry lbr_entries[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES];
- u64 lbr_counters[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES]; /* branch stack extra */
- union {
- struct er_account *lbr_sel;
- struct er_account *lbr_ctl;
- };
- u64 br_sel;
- void *last_task_ctx;
- int last_log_id;
- int lbr_select;
- void *lbr_xsave;
-
/*
* Intel host/guest exclude bits
*/
@@ -384,7 +366,30 @@ struct cpu_hw_events {
void *kfree_on_online[X86_PERF_KFREE_MAX];

struct pmu *pmu;
+
+ /*
+ * Intel LBR bits
+ */
+ int lbr_users;
+ int lbr_pebs_users;
+ union {
+ struct er_account *lbr_sel;
+ struct er_account *lbr_ctl;
+ };
+ u64 br_sel;
+ void *last_task_ctx;
+ int last_log_id;
+ int lbr_select;
+ void *lbr_xsave;
+
+ /* Must be last as it ends in a flexible-array member. */
+ TRAILING_OVERLAP(struct perf_branch_stack, lbr_stack, entries,
+ struct perf_branch_entry lbr_entries[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES];
+ u64 lbr_counters[MAX_LBR_ENTRIES]; /* branch stack extra */
+ );
};
+static_assert(offsetof(struct cpu_hw_events, lbr_stack.entries) ==
+ offsetof(struct cpu_hw_events, lbr_entries));

#define __EVENT_CONSTRAINT_RANGE(c, e, n, m, w, o, f) { \
{ .idxmsk64 = (n) }, \
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