linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] param, charp: Cache val length

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Date:	Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:59:51 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] param, charp: Cache val length

On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 09:54:22PM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
> I'm delighted with your enthusiasm for making trivial changes,

Who says I'm enthusiastic about it?

> but I have trouble sharing in it.

I just assumed that noodling for a second time over a string of possible
length of 1024 chars (I know, I know, we will never have params of that
length, yadda yadda...) should be avoided.

Nevermind.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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