linux-kernel - Re: drm/bridge: it6505: Move a variable assignment behind a null pointer check in receive_timing_debugfs

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Date:   Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:10:57 +0200
From:   Robert Foss <rfoss@...nel.org>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Allen Chen <allen.chen@....com.tw>,
        Andrzej Hajda <andrzej.hajda@...el.com>,
        AngeloGioacchino Del Regno 
        <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>,
        Hermes Wu <hermes.wu@....com.tw>,
        Hsin-yi Wang <hsinyi@...omium.org>,
        Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...il.com>,
        Jonas Karlman <jonas@...boo.se>,
        Laurent Pinchart <Laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@...aro.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, cocci@...ia.fr
Subject: Re: drm/bridge: it6505: Move a variable assignment behind a null
 pointer check in receive_timing_debugfs_show()

On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 4:16 PM Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de> wrote:
>
> > This patch seems to be a part of a series without being marked as such,
>
> The mentioned patch affects only a single function implementation.
>
>
> > this causes issues when importing this patch with maintainer tools
> > like b4 which automatically pull in the entire series and not
> > just the specific patch.
>
> It is a pity that there are special technical difficulties.
>
>
> > Either label the patch as being part of a series ( [PATCH 1/XX] ),
>
> Further software modules were similarly affected.
>
> See also:
> Reconsidering pointer dereferences before null pointer checks (with SmPL)
> https://lore.kernel.org/cocci/1a11455f-ab57-dce0-1677-6beb8492a257@web.de/
> https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/cocci/2023-04/msg00021.html
>
>
> > or submit it separately.
>
> I thought that I did that (in principle).

You can have a look at LKML for the email message-id to see the whole
thread of patches.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/14636275-4d26-d639-5f6e-293fc6d1c4c6@web.de/#r

Or https://lore.kernel.org/all/$MSG_ID

Fix the email Sign-off email != Sender email issue, resubmit and I'll
be able to apply this.