linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity : fix error useage to sizeof

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Date:   Sat, 29 Dec 2018 09:00:13 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Peng Hao <peng.hao2@....com.cn>
Cc:     dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, peterz@...radead.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, luto@...nel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]  x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity : fix error useage to sizeof

On Sat, Dec 29, 2018 at 02:34:12PM +0800, Peng Hao wrote:
> Fix error usage to sizeof. It should not use sizeof to pointer.

... because?

The commit message needs to explain what the potential issue could be
and why it doesn't matter in this case.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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