Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/2] selftests/bpf: Replaces CHECK macros and adds malloc failure checks to bpf_iter

From: Yuran Pereira
Date: Fri Oct 27 2023 - 21:16:30 EST


On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 09:37:44PM -0700, Kui-Feng Lee wrote:
>
>
> On 10/25/23 19:03, Yuran Pereira wrote:
> > This patch series contains the following updates:
> > - Replaces the usage of all the CHECK macros in bpf_iter
> > to the appropriate ASSERT_* macro calls
> > - Adds appropriate malloc failure checks to bpf_iter
> >
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Removed unused "duration" variable which caused compilation error
> > as reported by Yonghong Song [1]
> > - Improved malloc failure handling as suggested by Kui-Feng Lee [2]
> > - Ensured propper patch formatting (i.e. sending it as a set instead
> > of two distinct patches)
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/3531360b-c933-4c5f-a84c-17edf0592519@xxxxxxxxx/
> > [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/7d703c4c-1a24-4806-a483-c02efb666059@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > Previous version:
> > v1 - https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/DB3PR10MB683589A5F705C6CA5BE0D325E8DFA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > - https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/DB3PR10MB68356D7CDF6005480BE5876CE8DEA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Yuran Pereira (2):
> > selftests/bpf: Convert CHECK macros to ASSERT_* macros in bpf_iter
> > selftests/bpf: Add malloc failure checks in bpf_iter
> >
> > .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/bpf_iter.c | 88 +++++++++----------
> > 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
> >
>
>
> For the cover letter, you can just put it at the same directory of
> patch 1 and 2 and sent them with "git send-email" at once. All of them
> will be in the same thread.
>
> "git format-patch --cover-letter ..." will generate a template
> of the cover letter along with patches. FYI
>
Hello Kui-Feng, thanks for the feedback.

So I did use "git format-patch --cover-letter", but for some reason
"git send-email /path-to-patches/" seems to be deliberately sending
the cover letter on a separate thread. IDK why.

But "git send-email --compose" seems to be working as expected, so
I'll use that and manually copy the cover letter generated by
format-patch to ensure it's all on the same thread.

Since I already butchered this thread, I will send v3 series on a
separate thread. But I'll ensure to reference this thread on the
cover letter.

I'll be more careful with future patches.