linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] IB/core: fix memory leak on ah on error return path

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Date:   Tue, 8 Aug 2017 14:59:27 +0200
From:   Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
To:     Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Lijun Ou <oulijun@...wei.com>, Wei Hu <xavier.huwei@...wei.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
        Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IB/core: fix memory leak on ah on error return path

On Tue, Aug 08, 2017 at 11:28:16AM +0100, Colin Ian King wrote:
> I was using the same subject start as the patch that introduced the
> memory leak and touched the same portion of code. I can resend if necessary.

I think having the hns prefix makes it clearer, as the patch doesn't touch IB
core code but hns code. The reference to the patch which introduced the leak
is given byu the fixes line.

Thanks,
	Johannes

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