linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: Change kzalloc to kcalloc

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:50:31 -0400
From:	Nick Krause <xerofoify@...il.com>
To:	Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com>
Cc:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	paul.gortmaker@...driver.com, gang.chen.5i5j@...il.com,
	yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	tomas.winkler@...el.com,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: Change kzalloc to kcalloc

On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com> wrote:
> Nick Krause <xerofoify@...il.com> writes:
>
>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com> wrote:
>>> Nick Krause <xerofoify@...il.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Måns Rullgård <mans@...sr.com> wrote:
>>>>> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 10:47:25 -0400
>>>>>> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The three parameters are the number of elements, the size of each individual
>>>>>>> element, and then finally the flags used on how to allocate that memory.
>>>>>>> I have to say, you did get the flags part correct.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Now lets look at what you did. For the size you had:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That should have read "For the count you had:"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh well, you get my point anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have some doubts about the last bit.
>>>>
>>>> I am have this discussion with other kernel developers and just
>>>> because I send out one patch as a newbie like this doesn't mean I
>>>> don't known C.
>>>
>>> Now I no longer have doubts; I know for certain that the point didn't
>>> get across.
>>
>> I get your point try other things but I talked to other kernel
>> developers and most of them seemed to get this feedback to when they
>> started.
>
> Most kernel devs most certainly did NOT get started by spamming lkml
> with unnecessary and incorrect patches despite being repeatedly told to
> go away and stop wasting everybody's time.
>
> --
> Måns Rullgård
> mans@...sr.com



FIne , I give up. You want me to leave this then I wiil.
Nick
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