linux-kernel - Re: [Patch 2/3] firmware: dmi_scan: fix dmi

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Date:	Sun, 15 Feb 2015 09:11:37 +0200
From:	Ivan Khoronzhuk <ivan.khoronzhuk@...aro.org>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
CC:	Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch 2/3] firmware: dmi_scan: fix dmi_len type


On 02/13/2015 06:12 PM, Matt Fleming wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Feb, at 06:12:59PM, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>> Good point. Actually, I don't really see the need for patch #1, even
>> if I agree that it would have been better to write it like you have in
>> the first place.
>> But leaving the dmi_len as u16 is clearly a bug on my part, so that
>> should be fixed.
>>
>> @Matt: any thoughts?
> Ivan, I'd prefer it if you move PATCH 1 to be PATCH 3, i.e. make the
> urgent changes at the beginning of the series and the cleanups at the
> end. That nicely sidesteps the issue of having to backport a cleanup
> patch as a dependency for a real bug fix.
>

Ok.
I'll update soon.
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