linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 15/24] media: exynos4-is: Remove call to memset after dma_alloc

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Date:   Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:44:16 +0200
From:   Sylwester Nawrocki <s.nawrocki@...sung.com>
To:     Fuqian Huang <huangfq.daxian@...il.com>
Cc:     Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm Mailing List <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 15/24] media: exynos4-is: Remove call to memset after
 dma_alloc_coherent

On 7/15/19 11:43, Fuqian Huang wrote:
> Should I rewrite the commit log? Just mention that dma_alloc_coherent
> has already zeroed the memory and not to reference the commit?

I don't think it is really needed, since at hash 518a2f1925c3 dma_alloc_coherent() 
already zeroes the memory, so in fact all statements in your current commit 
message are true. 

-- 
Regards,
Sylwester