linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: kmemleak: Change kmemleak default buffer size

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Message-ID: <20100624185614.GA6031@tux>
Date:	Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:56:14 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
To:	Sankar P <sankar.curiosity@...il.com>
CC:	Luis Rodriguez <Luis.Rodriguez@...eros.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"lethal@...ux-sh.org" <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	"linux-sh@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
	"penberg@...helsinki.fi" <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	"catalin.marinas@....com" <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	"rnagarajan@...ell.com" <rnagarajan@...ell.com>,
	"teheo@...ell.com" <teheo@...ell.com>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: kmemleak: Change kmemleak default buffer size

On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:31:11AM -0700, Sankar P wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez
> <lrodriguez@...eros.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 11:58:29PM -0700, Sankar P wrote:
> >> If we try to find the memory leaks in kernel that is
> >> compiled with 'make defconfig', the default buffer size
> >> seem to be inadequate. Change the buffer size from
> >> 400 to 1000, which is sufficient in most cases.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Sankar P <sankar.curiosity@...il.com>
> >
> > What's your full name? Please read the "Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1"
> > It says:
> >
> > then you just add a line saying
> >
> >        Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@...eloper.example.org>
> >
> > using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
> >
> >
> > Also you may want to post on a new thread instead of using this old thread
> > unless the maintainer is reading this and wants to pick it up.
> >
> 
> In our part of the world, we dont have lastnames. We just use the
> first letter of our father's name as the last name.

Oh wow, what part of the world is that? Interesting.

> I will send the updated patch as a new mail, I thought it will be
> easier to follow if all mails belongs to the same thread.

It does help in-thread, but patches should be sent separately unless
you know for sure the maintainer *will* read this.

  Luis
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