Re: [PATCH 2/2] Fixed Trivial Warnings in file: Deleted Spaces prior to tabs, and added lines. modified: kernel/auditfilter.c

[Scott Matheina <scott@matheina.com>]

On 10/21/2015 01:23 PM, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Sunday, October 18, 2015 12:50:45 PM Scott Matheina wrote:
>> On 10/14/2015 04:54 PM, Paul Moore wrote:
>>> On Saturday, October 10, 2015 08:57:55 PM Scott Matheina wrote:
>>>> Signed-off-by: Scott Matheina <scott@matheina.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>>  kernel/auditfilter.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
>>>>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>> Sorry for the delay in reviewing this, comments inline ...
>>>
>>>> diff --git a/kernel/auditfilter.c b/kernel/auditfilter.c
>>>> index 7714d93..774f9ad 100644
>>>> --- a/kernel/auditfilter.c
>>>> +++ b/kernel/auditfilter.c
>>>> @@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
>>>>
>>>>   * Locking model:
>>>>   *
>>>>
>>>>   * audit_filter_mutex:
>>>> - * 		Synchronizes writes and blocking reads of audit's filterlist
>>>> - * 		data.  Rcu is used to traverse the filterlist and access
>>>> - * 		contents of structs audit_entry, audit_watch and opaque
>>>> - * 		LSM rules during filtering.  If modified, these structures
>>>> - * 		must be copied and replace their counterparts in the filterlist.
>>>> - * 		An audit_parent struct is not accessed during filtering, so may
>>>> - * 		be written directly provided audit_filter_mutex is held.
>>>> + *		Synchronizes writes and blocking reads of audit's filterlist
>>>> + *		data.  Rcu is used to traverse the filterlist and access
>>>> + *		contents of structs audit_entry, audit_watch and opaque
>>>> + *		LSM rules during filtering.  If modified, these structures
>>>> + *		must be copied and replace their counterparts in the filterlist.
>>>> + *		An audit_parent struct is not accessed during filtering, so may
>>>> + *		be written directly provided audit_filter_mutex is held.
>>>>
>>>>   */
>>> Okay, that's fine.
> ...
>
>> As you might have guessed, this is one of my first patches. I wasn't sure if
>> a patch like this would even get reviewed, and responded to. I'm subscribed
>> to the linux-kernel mail group, and seeing what is acceptable.
>>
>> Thanks for the review. I don't plan on making a habit of submitting such
>> incredibly trivial patches, but you have to start somewhere, and I thought
>> it'd be hard to screw up by fixing a couple of trivial style errors.
> We all start somewhere, and with that in mind, if you want to resubmit this 
> patch with only the fix above (fixing the whitespace in the comment block), 
> I'll apply it.  While the patch is trivial, it is does fix a minor nit with 
> near-zero risk.
>
> I would encourage you to try something a bit more substantial next time, as 
> they say, bug fixes are the quickest way to a maintainer's heart.
>
Thanks for the feedback. I'll resubmit. Now I get to figure out how to resubmit a patch with changes, so a good 
learning experience for me. Pure Hobbyist at this time, but I love to learn. 

Scott