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Date:   Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:10:57 +0200
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Subject: Re: drm/bridge: it6505: Move a variable assignment behind a null
 pointer check in receive_timing_debugfs_show()
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de>
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On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 4:16=E2=80=AFPM Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.=
de> wrote:
>
> > This patch seems to be a part of a series without being marked as such,
>
> The mentioned patch affects only a single function implementation.
>
>
> > this causes issues when importing this patch with maintainer tools
> > like b4 which automatically pull in the entire series and not
> > just the specific patch.
>
> It is a pity that there are special technical difficulties.
>
>
> > Either label the patch as being part of a series ( [PATCH 1/XX] ),
>
> Further software modules were similarly affected.
>
> See also:
> Reconsidering pointer dereferences before null pointer checks (with SmPL)
> https://lore.kernel.org/cocci/1a11455f-ab57-dce0-1677-6beb8492a257@web.de=
/
> https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/cocci/2023-04/msg00021.html
>
>
> > or submit it separately.
>
> I thought that I did that (in principle).

You can have a look at LKML for the email message-id to see the whole
thread of patches.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/14636275-4d26-d639-5f6e-293fc6d1c4c6@web.de/#r

Or https://lore.kernel.org/all/$MSG_ID

Fix the email Sign-off email !=3D Sender email issue, resubmit and I'll
be able to apply this.