On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 04:56:04PM +0100, Markus Elfring wrote:
> >> …
> >>> Fix this by adding logic to the tracepoint to safely propagate NULL.
> >>
> >> * How do you think about to add any tags (like “Fixes” and “Cc”)
> >> accordingly?
> >
> > I could add a
> >
> > Fixes: f8f934c180f6 ("iommu/arm-smmu: Add support for driver IOMMU fault
> > handlers")
> >
> > However, who do you think I neglected to Cc:?
>
> See also once more:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.19-rc5#n262
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst?h=v6.19-rc5#n34
That's not what I asked! You suggested I add people to Cc:, who do you
think I missed?
> >> * Would a summary phrase like “Prevent null pointer dereference for a
> >> tracepoint”
> >> be a bit nicer?
> >
> > I don't understand what is wrong with the original phrasing. Can you
> > explain why this change matters to you?
>
> * Questionable abbreviation “deref”
> * when clause
I dislike the proposed new summary. I think keeping "io_page_fault"
in the summary is a much better use of characters than spelling
dereference in full.
Daniel.
