linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] MAINTAINERS: add keyword for devicetree overlay notifiers

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Date:   Wed, 9 May 2018 13:31:40 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     frowand.list@...il.com
Cc:     pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com,
        Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] MAINTAINERS: add keyword for devicetree overlay
 notifiers

On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 06:31:20PM -0700, frowand.list@...il.com wrote:
> From: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...y.com>
> 
> Devicetree overlay notifiers have a chance to potentially get
> pointers into the overlay unflattened devicetree and overlay FDT.
> The only protection against these pointers being accessed after
> the underlying data has been released by kfree() is by source
> code review of patches.  Add a keyword line to the devicetree
> overlay maintainers entry to try to catch overlay notifier
> related patches.
> 
> The keyword line is added to the devicetree overlay entry instead
> of the devicetree entry so that not all maintainers will receive
> the additional review traffic.  Add Frank Rowand (already a
> maintainer in the devicetree entry) so that he will receive
> the additional review traffic.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...y.com>
> ---
> 
> changes from version 1:
>    - removed extraneous "From:" tags at top of patch description

Applied, sorry it fell thru the cracks.

Rob