linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] tpm: add support for partial reads

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Date:   Wed, 21 Nov 2018 08:45:39 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>
Cc:     jgg@...pe.ca, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] tpm: add support for partial reads

On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 03:13:59PM -0800, Tadeusz Struk wrote:
> On 11/20/18 3:07 PM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> >>>> +	/* Holds the resul of the last successful call to tpm_transmit() */
> >>> This comment is cruft.
> >> Do you want me to remove it? This is the comment you proposed.
> > As I explained before it made sense before you made the remark that
> > it can only get positive values i.e. the length.
> > 
> So what do you want me to do with this one?

I don't think it needs now any comment because the variable describes
itself so well.

/Jarkko