Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution
by yencabulator on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @10:13PM
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Reporting a security issue is not the place for seeking help on the list and shepherding. The idea behind the patch was written simpler by others because the original patch was both technically unacceptable to the maintainer and not cleared for inclusion in the kernel (no Signed-off-by).
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Re:I got robbed of my first kernel contribution
by camgunz on Thursday September 28, 2023 @04:57AM
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He posted to security out of an abundance of caution, but it's hard to see how this could be a significant security issue. Feels unfair to punish him for being considerate here.
Also kernel workflows are not intuitive. I don't have any idea what signed-off-by is or how to get it. Don't you post to the list? What else would you do? Would it have been better for Miculas to spend time researching kernel workflows while this "security issue" remained unpatched? Feels like there's not really a way for him to win here.
> original patch was both technically unacceptable to the maintainer and not cleared for inclusion in the kernel (no Signed-off-by)
Crediting as a co-author is a good compromise here, I would say.