linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix parse

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Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:34:13 +0100
From:   Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@...e.de>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Hari Bathini <hbathini@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        linuxppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Ankit Kumar <ankit@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix parse_args cycle limit check.

On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:49:09 -0800
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:

> On 12/15/2017 01:41 PM, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > Actually args are supposed to be renamed to next so both and args
> > hold the previous argument so both can be passed to the callback.
> > This additionla patch  
> 
>                                                                 additional
> 
> > should fix up the rename.  
> 
> Would you try rewriting the first sentence, please? I don't get it.

Ok, I guess this should be clarified. For the original patch and the
fixup squashed together this is what the patch is supposed to do:

This patch adds variable for tracking the parameter which is currently
being processed. There is "args" variable which tracks the parameter
which will be processed next so this patch adds "next" variable to
track that and uses "args" to track the current argument.

Thanks

Michal