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> Variable length arrays being the biggest one. The kernel already used VLAs as an extension, and is currently in the process of removing them from all the cod
by JoshTriplett 5y ago
> Variable length arrays being the biggest one.
The kernel already used VLAs as an extension, and is currently in the process of removing them from all the code using them.
- pjmlp 5y agoSomeone did a big mistake since 2018 then, https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Kills-The-VLA https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Ki...
- JoshTriplett 5y agoCorrection: I was mixing up VLAs (which were used before then, and removed) and zero-length/one-element arrays (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.10/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.10/process/deprecated.htm...).