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Message-ID: <2638dc88-a6e7-4b3c-8783-629bcfcd7d4b@web.de>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:33:50 +0200
From: Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To: Biancaa Ramesh <biancaa2210329@....edu.in>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
 Andy Walls <awalls@...metrocast.net>,
 Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: cx18: kernel memory safety check in a block

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>  drivers/media/pci/cx18/cx18-queue.c | 11 +++++++++--
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Thanks for your try to improve the implementation of the function “cx18_stream_alloc”.
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.18-rc2/source/drivers/media/pci/cx18/cx18-queue.c#L332-L408

I miss some information so far.

1. Helpful change description
   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.18-rc2#n45

2. Subsystem specification
   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.18-rc2#n646
   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/log/drivers/media/pci/cx18/cx18-queue.c

3. More appropriate recipient selection
   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.18-rc2#n231


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Such hints are probably misplaced for communication by the means of public mailing lists.

See also once more:
https://subspace.kernel.org/etiquette.html#do-not-include-confidentiality-disclaimers

Regards,
Markus

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