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From: Li Zefan <lizf@cn.fujitsu.com>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Cc: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>,
	Jinqiu <crindy646@gmail.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] Fix bug #13853: dereference pointer 'dev' before null check
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:03:52 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D704888.7000707@cn.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110303084125.57f43b81.rdunlap@xenotime.net>

Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:11:56 +0100 Wolfram Sang wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>>> Don't ever mention "bug #13853", because this number makes no sense
>>> for everyone except you. A proper subject may be:
>>>
>>> [PATCH] ariadne: fix possible null dereference.
>>
>> I agree for the subject line. Still, in the body or maybe after the "---" I'd
>> think it makes sense, so it is known there is a bugzilla entry to close? Also,
>> using search engines, one will be able to dig up the patch.
> 
> It should just refer to the full bugzilla #13853 URL:
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13853
> 

Ok, then this should be made clear, for example add the URL in the changelog.


  reply	other threads:[~2011-03-04  2:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-03-03  2:20 [patch] Fix bug #13853: dereference pointer 'dev' before null check Jinqiu
2011-03-03  2:50 ` Li Zefan
2011-03-03  8:11   ` Wolfram Sang
2011-03-03 16:41     ` Randy Dunlap
2011-03-04  2:03       ` Li Zefan [this message]
2011-03-03 16:42   ` Randy Dunlap
2011-03-03 19:23 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-03-03 19:29 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-03-03 21:19   ` Jinqiu

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