Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: ISST: fix use-after-free in tpmi_sst_dev_remove()

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On Sat, 18 May 2024, Markus Elfring wrote:

>
> > Fix this by reordering the kfree() post the dereference.
> 
> Would a wording approach (like the following) be a bit nicer?
> 
>    Move a kfree() call behind an assignment statement in the affected if branch.

No, the suggested wording would make it less precise ("post the 
dereference" -> "behind an assignment") and also tries to tell pointless 
things about the location in the codei that is visible in the patch itself.

-- 
 i.

> > v1->v2: Add R.B from Hans and fix commit message wrapping to 75 chars.
> > This is found by smatch and only compile tested.
> 
> * Can it occasionally be nicer to use an enumeration also for
>   version descriptions?
> 
> * Is it helpful to separate additional comments by blank lines?
> 
> 
> > ---
> >  drivers/platform/x86/intel/speed_select_if/isst_tpmi_core.c | 2 +-
> 
> How do you think about to omit a repeated marker line here?
> 
> Regards,
> Markus
> 

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