linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] Staging: rtl8192e: Safer allocation and cleaner error handling

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Date:   Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:38:08 +0200
From:   Felix Schlepper <f3sch.git@...look.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] Staging: rtl8192e: Safer allocation and cleaner
 error handling

On 23.06.2022 12:47, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 12:05:54PM +0200, Felix Schlepper wrote:
> >
> > v2:
> >   - replaced kmalloc with kzalloc against memory initialization defects,
> >     thus also removing a memset
> >   - made error handling more consistent
> >
> > v3:
> >   - Split into smaller commits so that it's easier to review
> >
> > v4:
> >   - clearer commit messages
> >   - added missing kfree
> >
> > Felix Schlepper (3):
> >   Staging: rtl8192e: Use struct_size
> >   Staging: rtl8192e: Using kzalloc and delete memset
> >   Staging: rtl8192e: Cleaning up error handling
> >
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_tx.c | 24 +++++++++++-------------
> >  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> >
> > --
> > 2.36.1
> >
>
> Why is this not properly threaded with the patches itself?  Please
> resend so that our tools will pick them all up correctly.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
I am trying... I thought I figured it out with the help of kernelnewbies
irc, but I resend and it is still not threaded properly.
I tried to reply to the message-id with the patchseries,which worked
locally, but I am just
causing a mess on the mailing list at this point. Will try to figure
this out properly.

Cheers
Felix Schlepper