linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] hv: update dist release parsing in hv_kvp

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Date:	Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:11:01 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>,
	Hank Janssen <hjanssen@...rosoft.com>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] hv: update dist release parsing in hv_kvp_daemon



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olaf Hering [mailto:olaf@...fle.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 5:02 AM
> To: Hank Janssen; Haiyang Zhang; Greg Kroah-Hartman; KY Srinivasan
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: [PATCH] hv: update dist release parsing in hv_kvp_daemon
> 
> The current code to parse the distribution file handles only files with
> at least 3 lines. openSuSE has 2 lines and Redhat only one (according to
> google).
> Update the parser to handle up to three lines properly. Also make the
> buffer allocation dynamic and remove a few casts to avoid compiler
> warnings.

Looks good. Thanks Olaf.

Regards,

K. Y