linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] zfcp: timer_setup() refactoring feature for v4.15-rc1

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jJJPYY+BnvJsbwjN2OCJ9bBFPzb+92XFU8pYnDcRjWD_g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 8 Nov 2017 10:59:50 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Steffen Maier <maier@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
        Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] zfcp: timer_setup() refactoring feature for v4.15-rc1

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 6:17 AM, Steffen Maier <maier@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> here is a small series for the timer_setup() refactoring of zfcp.
> We target it for the merge window to land in v4.15-rc1.
>
> Unfortunately, they don't seem to apply to the current state of neither
> James' misc branch nor Martin's 4.15/scsi-queue branch,
> because they depend on:
> v4.14-rc3 686fef928bba ("timer: Prepare to change timer callback argument type")
> and
> v4.14-rc7 ab31fd0ce65e ("scsi: zfcp: fix erp_action use-before-initialize in REC action trace").
>
> However, they do apply to Linus' tree for v4.14-rc7 or later and
> thus they would also apply for the upcoming merge window.
>
> In http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg114581.html I saw a decision
> to have such changes go in via the timer tree. I would be happy with that.
>
> Kees Cook (1):
>   zfcp: convert timers to use timer_setup()
>
> Steffen Maier (2):
>   zfcp: purely mechanical update using timer API, plus blank lines
>   zfcp: drop open coded assignments of timer_list.function

These looks great, thanks!

-Kees

>
>  drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_erp.c | 15 +++++++++------
>  drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_ext.h |  2 +-
>  drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c | 13 ++++++-------
>  3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.13.5
>



-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security