linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 14/15] lib: replace **** with a hug

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Message-ID: <20181202032420.GA542@tigerII.localdomain>
Date:   Sun, 2 Dec 2018 12:24:20 +0900
From:   Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 14/15] lib: replace **** with a hug

On (11/30/18 12:59), Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 02:41:11PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> > Since the code has been greatly modified since that comment was added,
> > I would say the comment is simply out of date.
> > 
> > Just nuke the comment, and that will be an accurate change with or
> > without CoC.
> 
> Thanks, will do.

Well, nuking the comment is OK.

Could you please help me understand one thing:
  Linus has made a comment; in his own words, about his own
  code. Why would anyone be offended by this?


More importantly, if this is now non-CoC-complaint, will I face
any penalties for
	"Yikes! I'm a moron; my patch broke NMI printk, sorry!"
email?

	-ss