Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933211Ab2HQClb (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:41:31 -0400 Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:37940 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932118Ab2HQCla (ORCPT ); Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:41:30 -0400 Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:41:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20120816.194129.1416562963060076374.davem@davemloft.net> To: paul.gortmaker@windriver.com Cc: fan.du@windriver.com, fengguang.wu@intel.com, Priyanka.Jain@freescale.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: suspicious RCU usage in xfrm_net_init() From: David Miller In-Reply-To: References: <20120816151949.GA18681@localhost> <502D9938.2010908@windriver.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.5 on Emacs 24.1 / Mule 6.0 (HANACHIRUSATO) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 954 Lines: 22 From: Paul Gortmaker Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:34:25 -0400 > Also, a patch should describe the problem it solves (i.e. the symptom > the end user sees), and how the problem originated, and why the fix > in the patch is the _right_ fix. The worst description a commit log > can have is one that just describes the C change in words, since > most people can read C on their own. I've frankly given up on Fan Du submitting sophisticated patches that are easy to review and are properly documented. Just getting simple things like a WORKING EMAIL ADDRESS was beyond a struggle. So when I get a patch that applies, from a properly working email address, it's an accomplishment. -- 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/