Re: [PATCH 2/2][next] net: ethtool: Avoid thousands of -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

[Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>]

On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:02:27 -0600 Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> @@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ static int bnxt_set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
>  {
>  	struct bnxt *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
>  	struct bnxt_link_info *link_info = &bp->link_info;
> -	const struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &lk_ksettings->base;
> +	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &lk_ksettings->base;

Please improve the variable ordering while at it. Longest list first,
so move the @base definition first.

>  	bool set_pause = false;
>  	u32 speed, lanes = 0;
>  	int rc = 0;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.c
> index 7f3f5afa864f..cc43294bdc96 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_ethtool.c
> @@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static int get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
>  			      struct ethtool_link_ksettings *link_ksettings)
>  {
>  	struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
> -	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &link_ksettings->base;
> +	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &link_ksettings->base;

ditto

>  	/* For the nonce, the Firmware doesn't send up Port State changes
>  	 * when the Virtual Interface attached to the Port is down.  So
> @@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static int set_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
>  {
>  	struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
>  	struct link_config *lc = &pi->link_cfg;
> -	const struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &link_ksettings->base;
> +	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &link_ksettings->base;

and here

>  	struct link_config old_lc;
>  	unsigned int fw_caps;
>  	int ret = 0;
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
> index 2fbe0f059a0b..0d85ac342ac7 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4vf/cxgb4vf_main.c
> @@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ static int cxgb4vf_get_link_ksettings(struct net_device *dev,
>  				  struct ethtool_link_ksettings *link_ksettings)
>  {
>  	struct port_info *pi = netdev_priv(dev);
> -	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &link_ksettings->base;
> +	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &link_ksettings->base;

and here

>  	/* For the nonce, the Firmware doesn't send up Port State changes
>  	 * when the Virtual Interface attached to the Port is down.  So
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
> index f7986f2b6a17..8670eb394fad 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cisco/enic/enic_ethtool.c
> @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int enic_get_ksettings(struct net_device *netdev,
>  			      struct ethtool_link_ksettings *ecmd)
>  {
>  	struct enic *enic = netdev_priv(netdev);
> -	struct ethtool_link_settings *base = &ecmd->base;
> +	struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *base = &ecmd->base;

and here

>  	ethtool_link_ksettings_add_link_mode(ecmd, supported,
>  					     10000baseT_Full);

> @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int linkmodes_reply_size(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
>  {
>  	const struct linkmodes_reply_data *data = LINKMODES_REPDATA(reply_base);
>  	const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *ksettings = &data->ksettings;
> -	const struct ethtool_link_settings *lsettings = &ksettings->base;
> +	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *lsettings = &ksettings->base;

here it was correct and now its not

>  	bool compact = req_base->flags & ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS;
>  	int len, ret;
>  
> @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int linkmodes_fill_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
>  {
>  	const struct linkmodes_reply_data *data = LINKMODES_REPDATA(reply_base);
>  	const struct ethtool_link_ksettings *ksettings = &data->ksettings;
> -	const struct ethtool_link_settings *lsettings = &ksettings->base;
> +	const struct ethtool_link_settings_hdr *lsettings = &ksettings->base;

same

>  	bool compact = req_base->flags & ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS;
>  	int ret;