Re: [PATCH v4a 00/38] timers: Use timer_shutdown*() before freeing timers

Steven Rostedt
2022-11-05T21:48:13Z

On Sat, 5 Nov 2022 14:13:14 -0700
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> (Comparing output is also fun because the ordering of the patches is
> random, so consecutive runs with the same rule will give different
> patches. I assume that it's just because it's done in parallel, but it
> doesn't help the "try to see what changes when you change the script"
> ;)

What I do to compare is:

patch -p1 < cocci1.patch
git commit -a
git show | patch -p1 -R
patch -p1 < cocci2.patch
git diff

Then I see how things changed. This is how I was able to show you the
tweaks I made.

-- Steve