linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] writeback: prefer struct

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Date:   Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:19:10 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
To:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:     Len Baker <len.baker@....com>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] writeback: prefer struct_size over open coded
 arithmetic

On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 04:40:44PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
[..]
> > This code was detected with the help of Coccinelle and audited and fixed
> > manually.
> > 
> > [1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/deprecated.html#open-coded-arithmetic-in-allocator-arguments
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Len Baker <len.baker@....com>
> 
> Looks good. Feel free to add:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> 
> BTW, writeback patches are usually merged by Andrew Morton so probably send
> it to him. Thanks!

I'm taking this in my -next tree.

Thank you both, Len and Jan.
--
Gustavo