[PATCH][next] drm/amd/pm: Avoid multiple -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end warnings

Alex Deucher alexdeucher at gmail.com
Wed Apr 16 15:04:04 UTC 2025


Can you resend, I can't seem to find the original emails.
Additionally, all of the NISLANDS structures are unused in amdgpu, so
those could be removed.

Alex
On Wed, Apr 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM Gustavo A. R. Silva
<gustavo at embeddedor.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Friendly ping (second one): who can take this patch, please? 🙂
>
> Thanks!
> -Gustavo
>
> On 11/03/25 02:10, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Friendly ping: who can take this, please? :)
> >
> > Thanks!
> > --
> > Gustavo
> >
> > On 14/02/25 18:48, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> >> -Wflex-array-member-not-at-end was introduced in GCC-14, and we are
> >> getting ready to enable it, globally.
> >>
> >> So, in order to avoid ending up with a flexible-array member in the
> >> middle of other structs, we use the `struct_group_tagged()` helper
> >> to create a new tagged `struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR` (and `struct
> >> SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR`). This structures group together all the
> >> members of the flexible `struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE` (and `struct
> >> SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE`) except the flexible array.
> >>
> >> As a result, the array is effectively separated from the rest of the
> >> members without modifying the memory layout of the flexible structure.
> >> We then change the type of the middle struct members currently causing
> >> trouble from `struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE` to `struct
> >> NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR` (and from `struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE` to
> >> `struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR`).
> >>
> >> We also want to ensure that when new members need to be added to the
> >> flexible structure, they are always included within the newly created
> >> tagged struct. For this, we use `static_assert()`. This ensures that
> >> the memory layout for both the flexible structure and the new tagged
> >> struct is the same after any changes.
> >>
> >> This approach avoids having to implement `struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR`
> >> (and `struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR`) as a completely separate structure,
> >> thus preventing having to maintain two independent but basically identical
> >> structures, closing the door to potential bugs in the future.
> >>
> >> We also use `container_of()` whenever we need to retrieve a pointer to
> >> the flexible structure, through which we can access the flexible-array
> >> member, if necessary.
> >>
> >> So, with this changes, fix the following warnings:
> >>
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../pm/legacy-dpm/sislands_smc.h:218:49: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another
> >> structure [-Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h:819:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-
> >> Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h:818:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-
> >> Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h:817:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-
> >> Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> >> drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h:816:41: warning: structure containing a flexible array member is not at the end of another structure [-
> >> Wflex-array-member-not-at-end]
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars at kernel.org>
> >> ---
> >>   drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c    |  7 ++++--
> >>   drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h    | 23 +++++++++++--------
> >>   .../gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/sislands_smc.h  | 15 ++++++++----
> >>   3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c
> >> index a87dcf0974bc..2c9d473d122f 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.c
> >> @@ -5234,7 +5234,8 @@ static int si_init_smc_table(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
> >>       table->driverState.flags = table->initialState.flags;
> >>       table->driverState.levelCount = table->initialState.levelCount;
> >> -    table->driverState.levels[0] = table->initialState.level;
> >> +    container_of(&table->driverState, SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE, __hdr)->levels[0] =
> >> +                                table->initialState.level;
> >>       ret = si_do_program_memory_timing_parameters(adev, amdgpu_boot_state,
> >>                                SISLANDS_INITIAL_STATE_ARB_INDEX);
> >> @@ -5755,7 +5756,9 @@ static int si_upload_sw_state(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
> >>       int ret;
> >>       u32 address = si_pi->state_table_start +
> >>           offsetof(SISLANDS_SMC_STATETABLE, driverState);
> >> -    SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE *smc_state = &si_pi->smc_statetable.driverState;
> >> +    SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE *smc_state =
> >> +        container_of(&si_pi->smc_statetable.driverState,
> >> +                 SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE, __hdr);
> >>       size_t state_size = struct_size(smc_state, levels,
> >>                       new_state->performance_level_count);
> >>       memset(smc_state, 0, state_size);
> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h
> >> index 11cb7874a6bb..62530f89ebdf 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h
> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/si_dpm.h
> >> @@ -784,12 +784,17 @@ typedef struct NISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL NISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEV
> >>   struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE
> >>   {
> >> -    uint8_t                             flags;
> >> -    uint8_t                             levelCount;
> >> -    uint8_t                             padding2;
> >> -    uint8_t                             padding3;
> >> -    NISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL   levels[];
> >> +    /* New members MUST be added within the struct_group() macro below. */
> >> +    struct_group_tagged(NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR, __hdr,
> >> +        uint8_t                             flags;
> >> +        uint8_t                             levelCount;
> >> +        uint8_t                             padding2;
> >> +        uint8_t                             padding3;
> >> +    );
> >> +    NISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL   levels[];
> >>   };
> >> +static_assert(offsetof(struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE, levels) == sizeof(struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR),
> >> +          "struct member likely outside of struct_group_tagged()");
> >>   typedef struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE;
> >> @@ -813,10 +818,10 @@ struct NISLANDS_SMC_STATETABLE
> >>       uint32_t                            lowSMIO[NISLANDS_MAX_NO_VREG_STEPS];
> >>       NISLANDS_SMC_VOLTAGEMASKTABLE       voltageMaskTable;
> >>       PP_NIslands_DPM2Parameters          dpm2Params;
> >> -    NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE                initialState;
> >> -    NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE                ACPIState;
> >> -    NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE                ULVState;
> >> -    NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE                driverState;
> >> +    struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR        initialState;
> >> +    struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR        ACPIState;
> >> +    struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR        ULVState;
> >> +    struct NISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR        driverState;
> >>       NISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL   dpmLevels[NISLANDS_MAX_SMC_PERFORMANCE_LEVELS_PER_SWSTATE - 1];
> >>   };
> >> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/sislands_smc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/sislands_smc.h
> >> index 90ec411c5029..1711e3e35e80 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/sislands_smc.h
> >> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/pm/legacy-dpm/sislands_smc.h
> >> @@ -172,12 +172,17 @@ struct SISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL {
> >>   typedef struct SISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL SISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL;
> >>   struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE {
> >> -    uint8_t                             flags;
> >> -    uint8_t                             levelCount;
> >> -    uint8_t                             padding2;
> >> -    uint8_t                             padding3;
> >> +    /* New members MUST be added within the struct_group() macro below. */
> >> +    struct_group_tagged(SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR, __hdr,
> >> +        uint8_t                             flags;
> >> +        uint8_t                             levelCount;
> >> +        uint8_t                             padding2;
> >> +        uint8_t                             padding3;
> >> +    );
> >>       SISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL   levels[];
> >>   };
> >> +static_assert(offsetof(struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE, levels) == sizeof(struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR),
> >> +          "struct member likely outside of struct_group_tagged()");
> >>   typedef struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE;
> >> @@ -215,7 +220,7 @@ struct SISLANDS_SMC_STATETABLE {
> >>       struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_SINGLE    initialState;
> >>       struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_SINGLE    ACPIState;
> >>       struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_SINGLE    ULVState;
> >> -    SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE            driverState;
> >> +    struct SISLANDS_SMC_SWSTATE_HDR        driverState;
> >>       SISLANDS_SMC_HW_PERFORMANCE_LEVEL    dpmLevels[SISLANDS_MAX_SMC_PERFORMANCE_LEVELS_PER_SWSTATE];
> >>   };
> >
>


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