Re: [Linux-kernel-mentees][PATCH v2] packet: Fix undefined behavior in bit shift

From: David Miller
Date: Thu Jun 27 2019 - 13:34:27 EST


From: Jiunn Chang <c0d1n61at3@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:57:28 -0500

> On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 09:22:53AM -0700, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Shuah Khan <skhan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:32:52 -0600
>>
>> > On 6/26/19 9:25 PM, Jiunn Chang wrote:
>> >> Shifting signed 32-bit value by 31 bits is undefined. Changing most
>> >> significant bit to unsigned.
>> >> Changes included in v2:
>> >> - use subsystem specific subject lines
>> >> - CC required mailing lists
>> >>
>> >
>> > These version change lines don't belong in the change log.
>>
>> For networking changes I actually like the change lines to be in the
>> commit log. So please don't stray people this way, thanks.
>
> Hello David,
>
> Would you like me to send v3 with the change log in the patch description?

I'll use v2 which had this done correctly.