linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix: tracepoint: use after rcu free

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Message-ID: <1188725331.13100.1399555219466.JavaMail.zimbra@efficios.com>
Date:	Thu, 8 May 2014 13:20:19 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix: tracepoint: use after rcu free

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Rostedt" <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> To: "Mathieu Desnoyers" <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Sasha Levin" <sasha.levin@...cle.com>, "Oleg Nesterov" <oleg@...hat.com>, "Dave
> Jones" <davej@...hat.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2014 9:15:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix: tracepoint: use after rcu free
> 
> On Thu, 8 May 2014 13:08:25 +0000 (UTC)
> Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com> wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > > We can also include a (even though it's redundant)
> > > 
> > >  Fixes: de7b2973903c "tracepoint: Use struct pointer instead of name hash
> > >  for
> > >  reg/unreg tracepoints"
> > 
> > Thanks for the pointers, I'll keep those in mind for my next patches.
> 
> Oh, one more thing I keep forgetting to mention to you. Your subject
> lines :-)
> 
> I converted it to be:
> 
>  tracepoint: Fix use of tracepoint funcs after rcu free
> 
> only the subsystem tag should be used. Not a "Fix" tag. But the "Fix"
> may be used in the subject itself. Also, I've been told that Linus
> prefers to have the subject written more like a sentence and the first
> character capitalized.

OK, I'm taking notes for next time.

Thanks!

Mathieu

> 
> -- Steve
> 

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Mathieu Desnoyers
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