Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Rename rar_driver to rar_register | From | Marcel Holtmann <> | Date | Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:45:58 -0800 |
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Hi Mark,
> The purpose of this patch is to change the name of rar_register source > files (both the .c and .h files) to rar_register. > > This is the first of seven patches for the rar_register driver > for Sunday, January 17, 2009 > > This is to clarify that this driver is for the rar_register. > > This patch only changes the names. It does not make any changes in > any code. > > Any checkpatch errors on this code were from the original code. They > will be addressed in future patches. > > The rar stands for restricted access region. The restricted access > region is an area of memory that can be locked from access by the > x86 processor. > > The purpose of the restricted access region is to safeguard confidential > information from any unauthorized software running on the x86 processor. > > The purpose of this driver is to enable other drivers to obtain > the address ranges of the restricted regions as well as lock them. > > This patch is referenced off the linux-next repository as pulled > on Sunday, January 17, 2010
this is a lot of boilerplate that you repeat for every patch in this series. It distracts from the actual change you are making. I would prefer if you send an introductory/summary email and then focus the commit message on the actual change you are making.
Regards
Marcel
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