Re: [RFC] Simple tool for VMEnters/VMExits matching and trace validation

[Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>]

On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 11:12:59 +0300
Yordan Karadzhov <y.karadz@gmail.com> wrote:


> > diff --git a/examples/checker.c b/examples/checker.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..0b04343
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/examples/checker.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,202 @@  
> 
> The first problem is that this patch fails to apply. My guess is that 
> you hand-edited the patch and removed some lines starting with "+". Note 
> that the total number of additions and removals in the file is indicated 
> in the line above. If this number does not match the number of lines 
> starting with "+", the patch will fail to apply.
> 
> As a general advise - try to avoid hand-editing patches unless you are 
> certain you know what you are doing.

Or hand edit the patches using emacs ;-)

That's because emacs has a "patch mode" that updates those numbers when
you modify the patch!

-- Steve