netdev - Re: net-libertas: Better exception handling in if_spi_host_to_card

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:	Sat, 2 Jan 2016 10:08:46 +0100
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>,
	libertas-dev@...ts.infradead.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: net-libertas: Better exception handling in
 if_spi_host_to_card_worker()

>> I assume that a software development taste can evolve, can't it?
> 
> So far, you have gotten several down votes for this kind of change,

I am curious when more contributors will share corresponding opinions.


> and no enthusiasm.

How many software designers and developers can become enthusiastic
about better exception handling to some degree?


> The code that is performance critical, you should probably not touch, ever.

I imagine that technical evolution will result in further considerations
so that "unchangeable" components can be adjusted once more.


> The people who wrote it knew what was important and what was not.

I might come along at some places where the affected knowledge will also evolve.

Regards,
Markus
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html