linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] 9P FS: Fix wild-memory-access write in v9fs_get_acl

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Message-Id: <CR4C8V5T7751.HT9WYT9LB7X1@vincent-arch>
Date:   Sun, 12 Mar 2023 11:38:31 +0100
From:   "Vincenzo Palazzo" <vincenzopalazzodev@...il.com>
To:     "Ivan Orlov" <ivan.orlov0322@...il.com>,
        "David Kahurani" <k.kahurani@...il.com>
Cc:     <lucho@...kov.net>, <ericvh@...il.com>, <asmadeus@...ewreck.org>,
        <linux_oss@...debyte.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <syzbot+cb1d16facb3cc90de5fb@...kaller.appspotmail.com>,
        <v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        <linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 9P FS: Fix wild-memory-access write in v9fs_get_acl

On Sat Mar 11, 2023 at 6:35 PM CET, Ivan Orlov wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure what are the rules around here but I prefer to use brackets 
> > more generously.
>
> I think in this particular case they can just make the code less 
> readable (considering they will not change the behavior in any way). 
> However, this is eternal discussion and I saw examples of both in the 
> kernel sources.
Maybe this can be a good reading [1], I think it is more a kernel rule?

[1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html

Cheers

Vincent.

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