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

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Message-ID: <AANLkTimVb6kAxvVdtTcxlofYqu1m24XEBlvYY8OKBgFu@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:47:49 +0530
From:	Sankar P <sankar.curiosity@...il.com>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
Cc:	Luis Rodriguez <Luis.Rodriguez@...eros.com>,
	Vasanth Thiagarajan <Vasanth.Thiagarajan@...eros.com>,
	Sujith Manoharan <Sujith.Manoharan@...eros.com>,
	Senthil Balasubramanian <senthilkumar@...eros.com>,
	mcgrof@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: kmemleak: Change kmemleak default buffer size

On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:42 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez
<lrodriguez@...eros.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 12:01:51PM -0700, Sankar P wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:26 AM, Luis R. Rodriguez
>> <lrodriguez@...eros.com> wrote:
>> > 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.
>> >
>>
>>
>> It is in a place called "Tamil Nadu" in India. See
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_name (First paragraph end)
>
> Odd, I visited Tamil Nadu for a while and met quite a few folks who
> have full last names, like the ones Cc'd. Does this differ between
> area or what?
>

Thiagarajan, Manoharan, Balasubramanian <= these are all first names.
Probably they are using their Father's full name as their last name.

>> >> 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.
>> >
>>
>> Okay I will take care next time. Thanks for the advice.
>>
>> Sent this off-thread as I was not sure if people might like talking
>> about "Names"  in LKML.
>
> Actually it is important since the SOB is part of the development
> process. If we cannot gaurantee names on the SOB then that needs
> to be known too.
>

okay.


-- 
Sankar P
http://psankar.blogspot.com
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