linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] scsi: ufs: revamp string descriptor reading

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <5B8DA87D05A7694D9FA63FD143655C1B9DA525B5@hasmsx108.ger.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 13 Dec 2018 20:31:19 +0000
From:   "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
To:     Avri Altman <Avri.Altman@....com>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Vinayak Holikatti <vinholikatti@...il.com>,
        "Hunter, Adrian" <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
CC:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Vivek Gautam <vivek.gautam@...eaurora.org>,
        Subhash Jadavani <subhashj@...eaurora.org>,
        Alex Lemberg <Alex.Lemberg@....com>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] scsi: ufs: revamp string descriptor reading



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Avri Altman [mailto:Avri.Altman@....com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 18:18
> To: Winkler, Tomas <tomas.winkler@...el.com>; James E . J . Bottomley
> <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>; Martin K . Petersen
> <martin.petersen@...cle.com>; Vinayak Holikatti <vinholikatti@...il.com>;
> Hunter, Adrian <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>; Vivek Gautam
> <vivek.gautam@...eaurora.org>; Subhash Jadavani
> <subhashj@...eaurora.org>; Alex Lemberg <Alex.Lemberg@....com>; linux-
> scsi@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] scsi: ufs: revamp string descriptor reading
> 
> Hello Tomas,
> 
> >
> > Define new a type: uc_string_id for easier string handling and less
> > casting. Reduce number or string copies in price of a dynamic
> > allocation.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>
> Tested-by: Avri Altman <avri.altman@....com>
> 
> Just one nit - doesn't really matters.
> 
> Cheers,
> Avri
> 
> > ---
> >  drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-sysfs.c |  20 ++---
> >  drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs.h       |   2 +-
> >  drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c    | 164 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------
> >  drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h    |   9 +-
> >  4 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> >
> >  	ufs_fixup_device_setup(hba, &card);
> > +	ufs_put_device_desc(&card);
> ufs_get_device_desc() and ufs_put_device_desc() actually serves the quirks
> setup.
> Make sense to call it from within so the logic is clear and in one place.
> Might also save ufs_put_device_desc().

You are right from the current perspective , just I'd need it also for the RPMB  patches that should follow,  
then it will have bit larger span than the quirks.

Thanks
Tomas