Re: [v3] dmaengine: tegra186-gpc-dma: Read channel state under the lock

From: Markus Elfring

Date: Wed Sep 30 2026 - 08:27:00 EST


>> How does this feedback fit to other known guidance?
>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst?h=v7.3-rc5#n5
>
> I can update more information about the static analyzer (i.e., it is
> experimental and its reported log) in the patch.
> I believe this aligns with the known guidance,

Partly.

How many contributors would be involved in the mentioned software research so far?


> but I cannot provide
> the source code links.

Do you try to follow scientific development methods?

Will publishing requirements grow accordingly?


>>>>> Were any more of your contributions supported by advanced source code analysis tools?
>>>
>>> If you meant AI tools, then at this stage, no. For this patch, I have
>>> used AI tools to help phrase
>>> the patch better, but I did not use them for code analysis.
>> Will this information trigger further collateral evolution?
>
> The collateral evolution will only affect the experimental analyzer.
> It does not affect the submitted patch.
Will opportunities be taken better into account for improved change descriptions?

Regards,
Markus