Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:24:00 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:23:50 -0500 Received: from garrincha.netbank.com.br ([200.203.199.88]:34567 "HELO netbank.com.br") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:23:31 -0500 Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 20:23:45 -0200 From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo To: Steven Walter , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] unchecked request_region's in drivers/net Message-ID: <20011227202345.B30930@conectiva.com.br> Mail-Followup-To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo , Steven Walter , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20011227143812.A19635@hapablap.dyn.dhs.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20011227143812.A19635@hapablap.dyn.dhs.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i X-Url: http://advogato.org/person/acme Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Em Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 02:38:12PM -0600, Steven Walter escreveu: > This patch corrects the request_region calls in drivers/net to have > their return value checked, and fail appropriately. Additionally, the > check_region calls have been removed where prudent. > > I'd like volunteers to test and comment on the patch; if the general consensus is that it's good, I'd like to see it integrated. > > Patch is against kernel 2.4.17, should apply to 2.5 as well. Good job! But please consider splitting the patch per driver and sending it to the respective maintainers. - Arnaldo - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/