Re: [PATCH net] net: ipa: Use the correct value for IPA_STATUS_SIZE

Alex Elder
2023-05-30T19:04:41Z

On 5/30/23 1:36 PM, Bert Karwatzki wrote:
> Am Dienstag, dem 30.05.2023 um 07:29 -0500 schrieb Alex Elder:
>> On 5/30/23 4:10 AM, Bert Karwatzki wrote:
>>> Am Dienstag, dem 30.05.2023 um 09:09 +0200 schrieb Simon Horman:
>>>> On Sat, May 27, 2023 at 10:46:25PM +0200, Bert Karwatzki wrote:
>>>>> commit b8dc7d0eea5a7709bb534f1b3ca70d2d7de0b42c introduced
>>>>> IPA_STATUS_SIZE as a replacement for the size of the removed struct
>>>>> ipa_status. sizeof(struct ipa_status) was sizeof(__le32[8]), use this
>>>>> as IPA_STATUS_SIZE.
>>
>> This is better, however it really isn't done in a way that's
>> appropriate for a Linux kernel patch.  I will gladly help you
>> get it right if you have the patience for that.  But I'm not
>> going to say anything yet--until you say you want me to help
>> you do this.  If you prefer, I can submit the patch for you.
>>
>> The reason this is important is your commit is permanent, and
>> just like code, commit messages are best if kept consistent
>> and readable.  I also am offering to help you understand so
>> you avoid any trouble next time you want to send a kernel patch.
>>
>> Let me know what you prefer.
>>
>>                                         -Alex
>>
>>>>
>
> So here's v3 of the patch, done (I hope) in a way that is more standard
> conforming.
>
> From e0dc802b5f6f41c0a388c7281aabe077a4e3c5a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Bert Karwatzki <spasswolf@web.de>
> Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 20:23:29 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] net/ipa: Use correct value for IPA_STATUS_SIZE
>
> IPA_STATUS_SIZE was introduced in commit b8dc7d0eea5a as a replacement
> for the size of the removed struct ipa_status which had size
> sizeof(__le32[8]). Use this value as IPA_STATUS_SIZE.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bert Karwatzki <spasswolf@web.de>

This is better, but there are a few more things to do differently.
- When re-submitting a patch, please indicate a (new) version in
the subject line. Since you haven't been doing that, it should
be sufficient to just use "version 2", something like this:
[PATCH net v2] net: ipa: Use the correct value for IPA_STATUS_SIZE
- Add a "Fixes" tag above your "Signed-off-by:" line:
Fixes: b8dc7d0eea5a ("net: ipa: stop using sizeof(status)")
- Do not send information above the patch in the e-mail. An easy
way to get it right is to use "git send-email". For example:
- git format-patch -1
- Edit 0001-*.patch, adding lines like this below the "From:" line:
To: davem@davemloft.net
To: edumazet@google.com
To: kuba@kernel.org
To: pabeni@redhat.com
Cc: elder@kernel.org
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
- Run this:
git send-email --dry-run 0001-*.patch
to try to catch any errors
- Finally, run this:
git send-email 0001-*.patch
to actually send the patch. This will require a password.

Even if you don't use "git send-email", just let the e-mail
itself indicate the "From:" and "Subject:" lines. And have
the content of the e-mail be the patch itself.

I hope this helps.

-Alex

> ---
> drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
> index 2ee80ed140b7..afa1d56d9095 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_endpoint.c
> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ enum ipa_status_field_id {
> };
>
> /* Size in bytes of an IPA packet status structure */
> -#define IPA_STATUS_SIZE sizeof(__le32[4])
> +#define IPA_STATUS_SIZE sizeof(__le32[8])
>
> /* IPA status structure decoder; looks up field values for a structure */
> static u32 ipa_status_extract(struct ipa *ipa, const void *data,