Messages in this thread | | | From | Laurent Pinchart <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2] drm/rcar-du: Use common error handling code in rcar_du_encoders_init() | Date | Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:18:49 +0200 |
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Hi Jani,
On Monday, 30 October 2017 11:52:07 EET Jani Nikula wrote: > On Sun, 29 Oct 2017, Laurent Pinchart wrote: > > On Friday, 27 October 2017 21:45:17 EET Jani Nikula wrote: > >> On Tue, 24 Oct 2017, SF Markus Elfring wrote: > >>> Add a jump target so that a bit of exception handling can be better > >>> reused at the end of this function. > >>> > >>> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. > >> > >> Please also look into the GCC software, which will detect that your > >> patch does not compile. > > > > Just for the record, I've been bitten in the past by applying one of > > Markus' patches that seemed to make sense, only to discover later that it > > introduced a security hole. I now drop his patches altogether, so could > > you please keep an eye open to make sure none of them touching the > > rcar-du driver will be applied through drm-misc ? > > Ack. You're the maintainer, and we need to respect that. > > In general, I'll pick up any patches that are good, but the current > track record is that Markus' patches need extra scrutiny, and many of > the patches contain subjective changes that lead to debate that is not > constructive. There's no return on investment here.
That's how I see it too. If there's an important fix I'll look into it, but patches that have little value are just a waste of bandwidth.
-- Regards,
Laurent Pinchart
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