Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] io_uring: Delete a redundant kfree() call in io_ring_ctx_alloc()

[Gabriel Krisman Bertazi]

Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 1/12/24 7:25 AM, Gabriel Krisman Bertazi wrote:
>> Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@xxxxxx> writes:
>> 
>>> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:54:43 +0100
>>>
>>> Another useful pointer was not reassigned to the data structure member
>>> ?io_bl? by this function implementation.
>>> Thus omit a redundant call of the function ?kfree? at the end.
>
> This is just nonsense...
>
> On top of that, this patch is pointless, and the 2nd patch is even worse
> in that it just makes a mess of cleanup. And for what reasoning?
> Absolutely none.

Ah, The description is non-sense, but the change in this patch seemed
correct to me, even if pointless, which is why I reviewed it.  patch 2
is just garbage.

> There's a reason why I filter emails from this particular author
> straight to the trash, there's a long history of this kind of thing and
> not understanding feedback.

Clearly there is background with this author that I wasn't aware, and
just based on his responses, I can see your point. So I apologize for
giving him space to continue the spamming.  My bad.

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Gabriel Krisman Bertazi