linux-kernel - Re: char-TPM: Adjustments for ten function implementations

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Date:   Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:43:17 +0200
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc:     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: char-TPM: Adjustments for ten function implementations

>>> A minor complaint: all commits are missing "Fixes:" tag.
>>
>> * Do you require it to be added to the commit messages?
> 
> I don't require it. It's part of the development process:
> 
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/process/submitting-patches.html

Yes. - But other contributors pointed the detail out again
that not every change is qualified for using this tag.


>> * Would you like to get a finer patch granularity then?
> 
> I don't understand what you are asking.

If you would insist on the addition of this tag to all my commits
for the discussed patch series, I imagine that I would need to split
the update step “Improve a size determination in nine functions”
into smaller parts.


>> * Do you find any more information missing?
> 
> I think I already answered to this in my earlier responses
> (commit messages).

Partly.


> I probably won't take "sizeof(*foo)" type of change even if it
> is a recommended style if that is the only useful thing that the
> commit does.

How much do you care for the section “14) Allocating memory”
in the document “coding-style.rst” then?

Regards,
Markus