Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] certs: Explain the rational to call panic()

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Mon Mar 21 2022 - 19:58:03 EST


On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 02:23:54PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 1:45 PM Mickaël Salaün <mic@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > From: Mickaël Salaün <mic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The blacklist_init() function calls panic() for memory allocation
> > errors. This change documents the reason why we don't return -ENODEV.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [1]
> > Requested-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx> [1]
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/YjeW2r6Wv55Du0bJ@xxxxxx [1]
> > Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220321174548.510516-2-mic@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > ---
> > certs/blacklist.c | 8 ++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> I would suggest changing the second sentence as shown below, but
> otherwise it looks good to me.
>
> Reviewed-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx>

Mickaël, I think since your patch set was not huge in the first place, I'm
considering making it part of rc2 pull request while I normally try to
avoid any features after rc1. It's anyway throughly tested, and generally
has been around for a *long time*. I've even tested it myself a few times.

Just trying to be responsible as a maintainer and if something does not
feel right, I don't try to pretend that "I get it", if you know what
I mean. This fully clarifies "not getting it" part :-)

Thanks!

BR, Jarkko