linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer parameters

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Message-ID: <25f468d2-8474-4d27-9013-d4cac7675897@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2025 11:52:56 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@...os.com>
Cc: Kiryl Shutsemau <kirill@...temov.name>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
 axelrasmussen@...gle.com, yuanchu@...gle.com, willy@...radead.org,
 hughd@...gle.com, mhocko@...e.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-mm@...ck.org, lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com, Liam.Howlett@...cle.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/12] mm/shmem: add `const` to lots of pointer
 parameters

On 01.09.25 11:48, Max Kellermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com> wrote:
>> There is an important distinction between garbage and a reasonable patch
>> description.
> 
> It's still not clear to me where you draw the line (it's opinion, no
> objective truth; to me, every redundant piece of text is effectively
> garbage because it steals my time) - but you asked me to get busy
> instead of arguing with you.

I'm sorry, I have no time to argue about the basics of writing a patch 
description. I even proposed a simple example of what we (multiple 
reviewers) would expect as a bare minimum.

If that's not good enough, I don't know what would be.

-- 
Cheers

David / dhildenb