Re: [PATCH] Fix: tracepoint: use after rcu free

From: Mathieu Desnoyers
Date: Thu May 08 2014 - 09:20:25 EST


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Rostedt" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Mathieu Desnoyers" <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Sasha Levin" <sasha.levin@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Oleg Nesterov" <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Dave
> Jones" <davej@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2014 9:15:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix: tracepoint: use after rcu free
>
> On Thu, 8 May 2014 13:08:25 +0000 (UTC)
> Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > >
> > > We can also include a (even though it's redundant)
> > >
> > > Fixes: de7b2973903c "tracepoint: Use struct pointer instead of name hash
> > > for
> > > reg/unreg tracepoints"
> >
> > Thanks for the pointers, I'll keep those in mind for my next patches.
>
> Oh, one more thing I keep forgetting to mention to you. Your subject
> lines :-)
>
> I converted it to be:
>
> tracepoint: Fix use of tracepoint funcs after rcu free
>
> only the subsystem tag should be used. Not a "Fix" tag. But the "Fix"
> may be used in the subject itself. Also, I've been told that Linus
> prefers to have the subject written more like a sentence and the first
> character capitalized.

OK, I'm taking notes for next time.

Thanks!

Mathieu

>
> -- Steve
>

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Mathieu Desnoyers
EfficiOS Inc.
http://www.efficios.com
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