linux-kernel - Re: [v3] tools/bootconfig: fix resource leak in apply

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Date:   Fri, 8 May 2020 18:42:05 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        Yunfeng Ye <yeyunfeng@...wei.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Shiyuan Hu <hushiyuan@...wei.com>,
        Hewenliang <hewenliang4@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [v3] tools/bootconfig: fix resource leak in apply_xbc()

>> There was actually a bug in v2.  It exits with a non-zero instead of
>> zero on success so it will mess up people's scripts.
>
> Thanks, I just fixed it. And because of the distraction of Markus's
> bikesheding, it was missed :-(

I am curious how the software development attention will evolve further.
tools/bootconfig: Fix apply_xbc() to return zero on success
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200508111349.3b599bde@gandalf.local.home/
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1239092/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/5/8/1342

Will additional change possibilities be taken into account?

Regards,
Markus