linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] riscv/efi_stub: Fix get_boot_hartid_from

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <87pmnpvh66.fsf@igel.home>
Date:   Mon, 14 Feb 2022 12:09:05 +0100
From:   Andreas Schwab <schwab@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>,
        Atish Patra <atishp@...shpatra.org>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Anup Patel <apatel@...tanamicro.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Sunil V L <sunilvl@...tanamicro.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] riscv/efi_stub: Fix get_boot_hartid_from_fdt() return
 value

On Feb 14 2022, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:

> On 2/14/22 11:15, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> On Feb 14 2022, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
>>
>>> set_boot_hartid() implies that the caller can change the boot hart ID.
>>> As this is not a case this name obviously would be a misnomer.
>>
>> initialize_boot_hartid would fit better.
>>
>
> Another misnomer.

But the best fit so far.

-- 
Andreas Schwab, schwab@...ux-m68k.org
GPG Key fingerprint = 7578 EB47 D4E5 4D69 2510  2552 DF73 E780 A9DA AEC1
"And now for something completely different."