Re: [PATCH 6/6] xfs: pad xfs_attr_leaf_name_remote to avoid tripping on m68k

[Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 02:56:48PM +1100, Dave Chinner wrote:
> > I think using a small fixed size array as a variable sized array
> > is not a good idea, especially with increasinly "smart" optimizing
> > compilers.  I'd rather take this structure out the size checking,
> > and then move it to a C99 VLA instead of the size 1 hack in the long
> > run.
> 
> I don't have the time right now to do this, so I'm just going to
> drop it - I'd guess the overlap between m68k and XFS users is so
> close to zero that it just doesn't matter.  I'll just drop this
> patch for now.

I'll send you a patch for it.