Re: char/tpm: Improve a size determination in nine functions

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Wed Oct 18 2017 - 13:22:23 EST


On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 08:18:58PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 06:43:10PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> > > Commit message should just describe in plain text what you are doing
> >
> > Did other contributors find the wording âReplace ââ
> >
> >
> > > and why.
> >
> > and ââ a bit safer according to the Linux coding style convention.â
> > sufficient often enough already?
> >
> > Which description would you find more appropriate for this change pattern?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Markus
>
> For 1/4 and 2/4: explain why the message can be omitted. Remove sentence
> about Coccinelle. That's all.
> 3/4: definitive NAK, too much noise compared to value.
> 4/4: this a good commit message. Requires a Tested-by before can be
> accepted, which I'm not able to give.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> /Jarkko

One more word of advice: send the three as separate patches. My guess is
that it takes a factor longer time to apply 4/4 than other patches
because there's more limited crowd who can test it.