Re: char/tpm: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in tpm_…()

SF Markus Elfring elfring at users.sourceforge.net
Thu Oct 19 05:11:28 AEDT 2017


>> Why did you not reply directly with this request for the update steps
>> with the subject “Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation
>> in tpm_…()”?
>>
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10009405/
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10009415/
>>
>> I find that there can be difficulty to show an appropriate information
>> source for the reasonable explanation of this change pattern.
>>
> 
> Shouldn't this information source for the explanation be the submitter?

I offered a bit of information. I agree that it could become better eventually.


> I'd hope they understand what it is they are submitting.

I do this to some degree.   ;-)

But I would appreciate if I could refer to a single Linux document
for this change pattern around questionable error messages.
Would a corresponding link for an accepted explanation in the documentation
be nice in this case?

Regards,
Markus


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