Re: [PATCH v2] x86/DMI: adjustments to comply with Misra C:2012 Rule 9.3

[Nicola Vetrini <nicola.vetrini@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jan,

On 2023-12-05 14:35, Jan Beulich wrote:
> The rule demands that all array elements be initialized (or dedicated
> initializers be used). Introduce a small set of macros to allow doing 
> so
> without unduly affecting use sites (in particular in terms of how many
> elements .matches[] actually has; right now there's no use of
> DMI_MATCH4(), so we could even consider reducing the array size to 3).
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Of course a question is how many of these DMI table entries are in fact
> no longer applicable (e.g. because of naming 32-bit-only systems).
> Subsequently the table in dmi_scan.c itself may want cleaning up as
> well, yet I guess the question of stale entries is even more relevant
> there.
> ---
> v2: Make things also build with older gcc.
Analyzed with ECLAIR for Rule 9.3: resolves all the violations related 
to DMI_MATCH.
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Nicola Vetrini, BSc
Software Engineer, BUGSENG srl (https://bugseng.com)