On 31 October 2012 05:25, Behan Webster <beh...@converseincode.com> wrote: > The use of variable length arrays in structs (VLAIS) in the Linux Kernel code > precludes the use of compilers which don't implement VLAIS (for instance the > Clang compiler). This patch instead calculates offsets into the kmalloc-ed > memory buffer using macros from valign.h. > > Signed-off-by: Behan Webster <beh...@converseincode.com>
Linux only lists 2 requirements in the README. 1. GCC 2. PMMU ( granted this implies a much bigger list of requirements. :P ) Deficiences in Clangs GCC compatibility mode should be addressed rather than pointlessly changing kernel code. Possibly propose a patch to Clang instead? Joseph. -- CTO | Orion Virtualisation Solutions | www.orionvm.com.au Phone: 1300 56 99 52 | Mobile: 0428 754 846 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
