[PATCH] malloc: fix compile error

[liqingqing]

ping again

On 2019/10/31 11:44, liqingqing wrote:
>>> I think you can give more details about the error like the compile
>>> step. and so that the other guys may get more information.
>>>
>>
>> Agreed. The commit message should say which error and which compiler
>> version generated the error.
>>
>> We still can't accept patches from Huawei yet because copyright 
>> assignment
>> has not been completed. But thanks for the review!
>>
> 
> hello Carlos, how are you?
> we found that other people which is from Huawei also have the same 
> problem.  below is the discussion.
> https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2019-10/msg00905.html
> 
> we checked the contribution checklist again, and we also have the same 
> question: even if we just fix a bug in the situation that we has already 
> completed an fsp copyright assignment, the code also can not be 
> accepted?   what we need to do next? we expect your or others more 
> helps, thank you.
> 

hello carlos, I checked the contribution checklist again and i think 
maybe it has two different situations. the FSF copy assignment section 
said that only "legally signification" required copyright assigment.

here is the copy:
"The Free Software Foundation (holder of the glibc copyrights) requires 
copyright assignment for all legally significant changes by a particular 
author (read not a company). This webpage describes the copyright 
assignment requirements."

and the legally signification changes is defined like that: 
http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Legally-Significant

section 6.2 Legally Significant Changes :
"If a person contributes more than around 15 lines of code and/or text 
that is legally significant for copyright purposes, we need copyright 
papers for that contribution, as described above.
A change of just a few lines (less than 15 or so) is not legally 
significant for copyright. A regular series of repeated changes, such as 
renaming a symbol, is not legally significant even if the symbol has to 
be renamed in many places. Keep in mind, however, that a series of minor 
changes by the same person can add up to a significant contribution. 
What counts is the total contribution of the person; it is irrelevant 
which parts of it were contributed when."


so I think for few changes like a bugfix, the patche can be accepted.
and for "legally significant changes" , we also need your help: what is 
possible contribute ways?  a public huawei account which is approved by 
the supervisor? or an huawei's public copyright assignment?

can you give me more suggestions?  thank you.

liqingqing