linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] media: uvcvideo: Enable keep-sorted

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: <CANiDSCuPP+EOCps0gjH_bpJWsbyJDBcD+NoOeTB-sSUjUr0=Sg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:31:31 +0200
From: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>
To: Hans de Goede <hansg@...nel.org>
Cc: Hans Verkuil <hans@...erkuil.nl>, Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>, 
	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>, Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] media: uvcvideo: Enable keep-sorted

On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 at 15:26, Hans de Goede <hansg@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Ricardo,
>
> On 16-Jun-25 15:22, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> > Hi Hans
> >
> > On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 at 15:05, Hans de Goede <hansg@...nel.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Ricardo,
> >>
> >> On 29-Apr-25 15:47, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> >>> When committers contribute quirks to the uvc driver, they usually add
> >>> them out of order.
> >>>
> >>> We can automatically validate that their follow our guidelines with the
> >>> use of keep-sorted.
> >>>
> >>> This patchset adds support for keep-sorted in the uvc driver. The two
> >>> patches can be squashed if needed.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>
> >>
> >> I've no objections against these 2 patches, but these need to be
> >> rebased on top of the latest uvc/for-next. Can you send out a new
> >> version please ?
> >
> > I was waiting for HansV to say that keep-sorted was useful and then
> > add it to the CI.
>
> Ok, so should we drop this series from patchwork then ?

If the series does not bother you too much in patchwork let it stay
there until HansV replies to the makefile series.

>
> >
> > Right now it is probably just useful for the Makefiles and uvc.
> >
> >>
> >> Also for patch 2/2 can we not just add the 2 keep-sorted headers
> >> and then actually run keep-sorted to auto-fix things ?
> >
> > Do you mean removing the annotation after running keep-sorted?
> >
> > We can do that, but we will be unsorted again in the future after N
> > patches unless we add it to CI.
> >
> > If we do not handle this automatically I do not think that there is
> > much point on this series.
>
> What I meant is only add the annotations and then run something
> like:
>
> keepsorted --auto-fix drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
>
> and submit the result as a separate commit. Assuming that there is such
> a thing as --auto-fix. The reason for this is that if the sorting is done
> by a tool there is last chance for it to accidentally break things.

keep-sorted can work in two modes: fix and lint.

If HansV finds it useful I will refactor this patch with the extra step.

Thanks :)

>
> Regards,
>
> Hans
>
>


-- 
Ricardo Ribalda