Re: [PATCH 0/4] char-TPM: Adjustments for ten function implementations

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Mon Oct 16 2017 - 14:35:25 EST


On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 09:31:39PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 07:30:13PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:12:34 +0200
> >
> > A few update suggestions were taken into account
> > from static source code analysis.
> >
> > Markus Elfring (4):
> > Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation
> > in tpm_ascii_bios_measurements_show()
> > Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in tpm_ibmvtpm_probe()
> > Improve a size determination in nine functions
> > Less checks in tpm_ibmvtpm_probe() after error detection
> >
> > drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/i2c.c | 3 +--
> > drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/spi.c | 3 +--
> > drivers/char/tpm/st33zp24/st33zp24.c | 3 +--
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm1_eventlog.c | 5 +----
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_nuvoton.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c | 23 +++++++++--------------
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c | 2 +-
> > drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis_spi.c | 3 +--
> > 10 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> >
> > --
> > 2.14.2
> >
>
> For some sparse errors I fixed a while ago I got review feedback that
> one should explain what is wrong what the fix does and not tell tool
> reported. And it really does make sense to me.
>
> Describing the tool that was used to find the issues fits to the cover
> letter but not to the commits themselves.
>
> I think I recently accepted a small fix with a "tool generated commit
> message" but I don't want to take it as a practice It was a minor
> mistake from my side to accept such patch.

A minor complaint: all commits are missing "Fixes:" tag.

/Jarkko