linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] tpm_crb: use __le64 annotated variable for response buffer address

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Message-ID: <20180306082821.GB5705@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 6 Mar 2018 10:28:21 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
Cc:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@...el.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] tpm_crb: use __le64 annotated variable for response
 buffer address

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 03:03:20PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 04, 2018 at 02:12:05PM +0200, Tomas Winkler wrote:
> > This suppresses sparse warning
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c:558:18: warning: cast to restricted __le64
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c | 5 +++--
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> The guideline is that you should describe what is wrong rather than
> copy-paste the sparse message.

Jason, didn't yo give the feedback to some patch 1-2 years ago that
instead of copy-pasting parse error one should write a clear commit
msg or is this OK?

/Jarkko