Re: [PATCH 2/5] slab: Add __alloc_size attributes for better bounds checking

To: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] slab: Add __alloc_size attributes for better bounds checking
From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 19:59:23 -0700
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On Thu, 2021-08-19 at 03:16 +0100, Matthew Wilcox wrote:

> kernel-doc is an awful example of perl gone wild.

And checkpatch isn't?

References:
- Re: [PATCH 2/5] slab: Add __alloc_size attributes for better bounds checking
  - From: Joe Perches
- Re: [PATCH 2/5] slab: Add __alloc_size attributes for better bounds checking
  - From: Matthew Wilcox