linux-kernel - RE: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] ramoops: introduce generic init/free functions for prz

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Message-ID: <F89ECF87BC754A49BB74E794F6A0EC2FF68246@GSjpTKYDCembx31.service.hitachi.net>
Date:   Wed, 5 Oct 2016 04:06:08 +0000
From:   岩松信洋 / IWAMATSU，NOBUHIRO 
        <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@...achi.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
CC:     Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        "Tony Luck" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Hiraku Toyooka" <hiraku.toyooka.gu@...achi.com>,
        Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@...roid.com>,
        阿口誠司 / AGUCHI，SEIJI 
        <seiji.aguchi.tr@...achi.com>
Subject: RE: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] ramoops: introduce generic init/free
 functions for prz

Hi,


Thanks for youre review.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: keescook@...gle.com [mailto:keescook@...gle.com] On Behalf Of Kees
> Cook
> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2016 6:23 AM
> To: 岩松信洋 / IWAMATSU，NOBUHIRO
> Cc: Anton Vorontsov; Colin Cross; Tony Luck; LKML; Hiraku Toyooka; Mark
> Salyzyn; 阿口誠司 / AGUCHI，SEIJI
> Subject: [!]Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] ramoops: introduce generic init/free
> functions for prz
> 
> On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 8:56 PM, Nobuhiro Iwamatsu
> <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@...achi.com> wrote:
> > From: Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@...achi.com>
> >
> > We modifies initialization and freeing code for prz for generic usage.
> 
> Sorry for the delay in getting to this review, I've been catching up on
> pstore finally. :)
> 
> > This change
> >
> >  * add generic function __ramoops_init_prz() to reduce redundancy
> >    between ramoops_init_prz() and ramoops_init_przs().
> 
> Can you split this into a separate patch?

OK, I will do.
> 
> >  * rename 'przs' member in struct ramoops_context to 'dprzs' so that
> >    it stands for 'dump przs'.
> >  * rename ramoops_init_prz() to ramoops_init_dprzs().
> 
> And also these two into a separate patch, since it's just a renaming.
> And could you add comments for all the przs, it's getting harder to read
> these since they're just single-letter names. :)
> 
> >  * change parameter of ramoops_free_przs() from struct ramoops_context
> *
> >    into struct persistent_ram_zone * in order to make it available for
> >    all prz array.
> 
> I *think* this should be with the first change, so splitting this email's
> patch into two patches would make review easier (i.e. first do renamings,
> then make functional changes).

OK, I will do too.

> 
> > Signed-off-by: Hiraku Toyooka <hiraku.toyooka.gu@...achi.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.kw@...achi.com>
> > Cc: Mark Salyzyn <salyzyn@...roid.com>
> > Cc: Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi.tr@...achi.com>

<snip>

> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Kees
> 
> --
> Kees Cook
> Nexus Security

Best regards,
  Nobuhiro