linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] i3c: svc: rename read_len as actual

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]

Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:07:29 +0200
From:   Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
To:     Frank Li <Frank.Li@....com>
Cc:     alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com, conor.culhane@...vaco.com,
        joe@...ches.com, linux-i3c@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, imx@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] i3c: svc: rename read_len as actual_len

Hi Frank,

Frank.Li@....com wrote on Mon, 16 Oct 2023 11:46:30 -0400:

> I3C transfer, target can early terminate transfer.
> I2C transfer, target can NACK write transfer.
> 
> 'actual_len' is better name than 'read_len'.

I don't find read_len confusing because it may mean "how much bytes
were actually read" rather than "how much we need to read". But if
actual_len sounds better, I'm fine.

Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>

> 
> Signed-off-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@....com>

Thanks,
Miquèl