linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MTD: Deletion of checks before the function call "iounmap"

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Message-ID: <54C1254A.4090106@users.sourceforge.net>
Date:	Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:28:58 +0100
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
CC:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MTD: Deletion of checks before the function call "iounmap"

> The only evidence I see is a long thread of similar patches from
> the last several months, of varying (though not increasing) quality.

I find it acceptable that some of my update suggestions do not fit
to your quality expectations at the moment.


> Prior objections to your approach were met with a distinct lack
> of self-awareness on your part.

I guess that a bit more clarification of this view will help
to resolve some open issues, won't it?


> I don't really see many challenges here to tackle, except for the
> social issue of dealing with patch bots like you.

I hope that you will like other automatic source code analysis results.


> Your automated patches are generally not solving real problems,

I try to clean-up Linux source files a bit. Problem solving
with a higher value might follow ...


> but they are at times introducing bugs.

There are the usual different opinions and disagreements
which might be still waiting for a constructive solution.

Regards,
Markus
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