linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] staging: rts5208: Change fixed function names with "%s: ", __func_

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:30:20 +0530
From:   Gaurav Pathak <gauravpathak129@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lkp@...el.com, joe@...ches.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] staging: rts5208: Change fixed function names with
 "%s: ", __func__

Adding public mailing list address and Joe.

Hi Gerg,

I am trying my best to avoid such silly mistakes, but this is first time I am sending patch to a maintainer.
Please disregard my mistakes.

I will send it to the correct mailing list, but when I ran get_maintainer.pl on my patch your Name and email was displayed on top.


On Thursday 13 July 2017 09:08 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 08:40:26PM +0530, Gaurav Pathak wrote:
>> Hi Gerg,
>>
>> I am trying my best to avoid such silly mistakes, but this is first time I am sending patch to a maintainer.
>> Please disregard my mistakes.
>>
>> I will send it to the correct mailing list, but when I ran get_maintainer.pl on my patch your Name and email was displayed on top.
> <snip>
>
> For some reason you sent this only to me, which is a bit rude to
> everyone else on the mailing list.  I'll be glad to respond if you
> resend it to everyone.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
>
>
>
> Great question, care to ask this on the XXXXXXXX mailing list and CC me?  That
> way I can answer it in public to enable everyone else to know the answer, and
> let the search engines pick it up.
>
> Also, please read the following two links on why it is not good to
> directly email people:
> 	http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/news/?newsitem=11
> 	http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/faqs/questions.html
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h