linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] radio-bcm2048.c: fix wrong overflow check

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Date:	Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:41:34 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	hans.verkuil@...co.com, m.chehab@...sung.com,
	ext-eero.nurkkala@...ia.com, nils.faerber@...nelconcepts.de,
	joni.lapilainen@...il.com, freemangordon@....bg, sre@...g0.de,
	trivial@...nel.org, kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] radio-bcm2048.c: fix wrong overflow check

On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 11:38:36AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Tue 2014-04-22 12:16:56, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 10:55:53AM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 22 April 2014 10:39:17 Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > > On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 04:56:22PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > > > Fix wrong overflow check in radio-bcm2048.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
> > > > 
> > > > Signed off means like you're signing a legal document to show
> > > > that you didn't do anything illegal when you handled the
> > > > patch.  Was this patch authored by Pali?  If so, then use the
> > > > From: header.
> > > > 
> > > > Btw, I reported this bug on Dec 10 last year.  It's better
> > > > that we fix it now than not fix it at all but we could have
> > > > done better.  Was the kbuild-zero-day bug report format
> > > > confusing or how could I have helped out there?
> > > > 
> > > > regards,
> > > > dan carpenter
> > > 
> > > Hello, I sent this patch months ago, but not generated by
> > > commmand git format-patch.
> > 
> > You should still have recieved authorship credit instead of Pavel.  It's
> > a newbie mistake which I have made myself.  Pavel, use the From: header
> > to give authorship credit.  It goes on the first line of the email.
> > 
> > Did you send it to the correct list?  This patch should have gone to
> > linux-media@...r.kernel.org.  I see now that they are not CC'd.  Please
> > resend it to the correct list.
> 
> How many more mails need to be generated for single line trivial
> patch? It is staging driver, so Greg should take it. Anyway, cc-ed the
> list now.

I don't take drivers/staging/media/ patches, please use
get_maintainer.pl to see who does.

greg k-h
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