patch splitting

valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu
Wed Mar 29 20:55:02 EDT 2017


On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:22:40 +1100, "Tobin C. Harding" said:
> Is it easier to review this change for correctness if it is three
> patches or one?
>
> TLDR;
> +	struct wpa_key_t *key = &priv->wpa.key[index];
>
> -	memcpy(&priv->wpa.key[index].rx_seq[0], enc->rx_seq, IW_ENCODE_SEQ_MAX_SIZE);
> +	memcpy(key->rx_seq, enc->rx_seq, IW_ENCODE_SEQ_MAX_SIZE);

One patch for one thing.

> Brief description of steps:
> 1. Add local pointer variable, defined to correct memory location.
> 2. Use newly defined local variable where suitable.
> 3. Remove unnecessary address operator (reasoning specified below).

So, is this 3 things?  Or one thing:

"Simplify overly-complex first argument to memcpy()"?
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