linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] char-TPM: Adjustments for ten function implementations

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Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:35:12 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Corentin Labbe <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@...idianresearch.com>,
        Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@...hat.com>,
        Kenneth Goldman <kgold@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Peter Hüwe <PeterHuewe@....de>,
        Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] char-TPM: Adjustments for ten function
 implementations

On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 09:31:39PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 07:30:13PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:12:34 +0200
> > 
> > A few update suggestions were taken into account
> > from static source code analysis.
> > 
> > Markus Elfring (4):
> >   Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation
> >     in tpm_ascii_bios_measurements_show()
> >   Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in tpm_ibmvtpm_probe()
> >   Improve a size determination in nine functions
> >   Less checks in tpm_ibmvtpm_probe() after error detection
> > 
> >  drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/i2c.c      |  3 +--
> >  drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/spi.c      |  3 +--
> >  drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c |  3 +--
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm1_eventlog.c     |  5 +----
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c           |  2 +-
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c     |  2 +-
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c   |  2 +-
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c       | 23 +++++++++--------------
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c           |  2 +-
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_spi.c       |  3 +--
> >  10 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> > 
> > -- 
> > 2.14.2
> > 
> 
> For some sparse errors I fixed a while ago I got review feedback that
> one should explain what is wrong what the fix does and not tell tool
> reported. And it really does make sense to me.
> 
> Describing the tool that was used to find the issues fits to the cover
> letter but not to the commits themselves.
> 
> I think I recently accepted a small fix with a "tool generated commit
> message" but I don't want to take it as a practice It was a minor
> mistake from my side to accept such patch.

A minor complaint: all commits are missing "Fixes:" tag.

/Jarkko