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Date:	Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:06:57 +0200
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
CC:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
	Anisse Astier <anisse@...ier.eu>,
	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
	Ike Panhc <ike.pan@...onical.com>,
	Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe@...t42.net>,
	Mattia Dongili <malattia@...ux.it>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: platform: x86: Deletion of checks before backlight_device_unregister()

> There is no way for a human being to remember the complete list of
> functions with sanity checks and which don't have sanity checks.

I understand also this software development challenge.


> Markus has introduced quite a few bugs as well

I have only found other opinions about specific update suggestions.
Which of such "bugs" are real mistakes?
Are you looking for a better consensus?


> (people have so far managed to catch his bugs before they were committed).

Would you like to refer to any concrete software developers?


> He so far has resisted any suggestion that he should manually review
> his patches before sending them.

I am performing source code review to some degree.
My approach does partly not fit to your expectations.

Regards,
Markus
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