linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] ide-tape remove pipeline speed/control calculations

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:25:42 +0100
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] ide-tape remove pipeline speed/control calculations

On Sunday 09 March 2008, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> Pipeline handling calculations in idetape_calculate_speeds() can
> go since they do not have any effect on other functionality besides:
> 
> 1. info is only being exported through /proc as a read-only item
> (controlled_pipeline_head_speed, uncontrolled_pipeline_head_speed)
> 
> 2. used in idetape_restart_speed_control() which, in turn, is unrelated to
> other code
> 
> 3. used only for pipeline frames number accounting (tape->pipeline_head),
> also unused elsewhere.
> 
> 4.some variables are:
>         only written to: tape->buffer_head;
>         unused: tape->tape_head, tape->last_tape_head
> 
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...il.com>

applied
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/