linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-mm1 0/8] (resend) IPC: code rewrite

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: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

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

Date:	Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:19:57 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	pierre.peiffer@...l.net
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-mm1 0/8] (resend) IPC: code rewrite

pierre.peiffer@...l.net writes:

> 	This is a resend of the first part of the patchset sent 2 weeks
> ago. This is the part about the IPC which (again) proposes to consolidate
> some part of the existing code.
>
> 	It does not change the behavior of the existing code, but
> improves it in term of readability and maintainability as it consolidates it
> a little. As there was no objection, I think you can include them in your 
> -mm tree.
>
> 	The patchset applies on top of "2.6.24-mm1 + previous patches about
> IPC" sent the last days (ie Nadia's patches + mine).

While I have not read everything in detail from a quick overview
the whole patch series looks like a nice and valuable cleanup to me.

I was a bit sceptical about all the interface enhancements your original
patchkit had, but this one looks just fine.

-Andi
--
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/