linux-kernel - Re: fs: jfs: fix a possible data race in txBegin()

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Date:   Tue, 5 May 2020 08:23:48 -0500
From:   Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@...cle.com>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>,
        Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@...il.com>,
        jfs-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: fs: jfs: fix a possible data race in txBegin()

On 5/5/20 12:12 AM, Markus Elfring wrote:
>> I am not sure how to add the tag "Fixes"...
> 
> How helpful do you find the available software documentation?
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?id=47cf1b422e6093aee2a3e55d5e162112a2c69870#n183
> 
> 
>> I need to find which previous commit add the code about txBegin()?
> 
> I suggest to take another look at corresponding source code places
> by a command like “git blame”.
> https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Debugging-with-Gits

I suspect that the problem was in the code much longer than it has been
under git source control.

> 
> Regards,
> Markus
>