Re: [PATCH 00/16] staging: vchiq: dead code removal & misc fixes

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Nov 20 2018 - 04:57:57 EST


On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 04:55:49PM +0100, Stefan Wahren wrote:
> Hi Nicolas,
>
> > Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@xxxxxxx> hat am 14. November 2018 um 13:59 geschrieben:
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > This series was written in parallel with reading and understanding the
> > vchiq code. So excuse me for the lack of logic in the sequence of
> > patches.
> >
> > The main focus was to delete as much code as possible, I've counted
> > around 550 lines, which is not bad. Apart from that there are some
> > patches enforcing proper kernel APIs usage.
> >
> > The only patch that really changes code is the
> > vchiq_ioc_copy_element_data() rewrite.
> >
> > The last commit updates the TODO list with some of my observations, I
> > realise some of the might be a little opinionated. If anything it's
> > going to force a discussion on the topic, which is nice.
> >
> > It was developed on top of the latest linux-next, and was tested on a
> > RPIv3B+ with audio, video and running vchiq_test.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Nicolas
> >
>
> without a changelog i won't start a review.

What do you mean by this? The individual patches have a "changelog" in
them, this is just a summary of the overall changes.

What do you feel is missing here?

thanks,

greg k-h