Message ID | 1321961573-4562-1-git-send-email-dave.martin@linaro.org |
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> I have Acks on some of the driver patches and no comments on the > rest. I've been circulating these for some time, so if you're > happy to pull those driver patches via your tree, please go ahead. Sure I have no problem with the nomadik-rng.c, (so please have my Acked-by: -- sorry for not noting it earlier) but I think this file2alias thing needs a serious rework to split each bus in a different file, using ELF sections like we do elsewhere. I posted a patch last week but I got no comment at all. Maybe this is the time to ask for comments? I can rebase and repost if needed. lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/125 (0/2: description of the work) lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/126 (1/2: turn the if plethora to table lookup) lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/127 (2/2: partial split to type-specific files). thanks /alessandro
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:56:32PM +0100, Alessandro Rubini wrote: > > I have Acks on some of the driver patches and no comments on the > > rest. I've been circulating these for some time, so if you're > > happy to pull those driver patches via your tree, please go ahead. > > Sure I have no problem with the nomadik-rng.c, (so please have my > Acked-by: -- sorry for not noting it earlier) but I think this thanks > file2alias thing needs a serious rework to split each bus in a > different file, using ELF sections like we do elsewhere. > > I posted a patch last week but I got no comment at all. Maybe this > is the time to ask for comments? I can rebase and repost if needed. > > lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/125 (0/2: description of the work) > lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/126 (1/2: turn the if plethora to table lookup) > lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/127 (2/2: partial split to type-specific files). Splitting this up doesn't look like a silly idea -- I thought it was unfortunate to have to patch a core file just to add a bus type. I guess the question is how many new buses we get over time. If they only get added gradually, people might not be too concerned. Of course, this is one of those maintenance issues which can only get worse as time goes on. Cheers ---Dave
>> lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/125 (0/2: description of the work) >> lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/126 (1/2: turn the if plethora to table lookup) >> lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/127 (2/2: partial split to type-specific files). > > Splitting this up doesn't look like a silly idea -- I thought it was > unfortunate to have to patch a core file just to add a bus type. > > I guess the question is how many new buses we get over time. Well, CERN will have 2 in a short time. And I'm sure the bus concept is so good that a number of them exists as external patches. Being forced to patch a core file is not good, with conflicts that accumulate over time. I'd better be able to drop in my own file and add a kconfig-aware line in Makefile. I think the implementation is straightforward. Who should I send it to? thanks /alessandro
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:56:32PM +0100, Alessandro Rubini wrote: > > I have Acks on some of the driver patches and no comments on the > > rest. I've been circulating these for some time, so if you're > > happy to pull those driver patches via your tree, please go ahead. > > Sure I have no problem with the nomadik-rng.c, (so please have my > Acked-by: -- sorry for not noting it earlier) but I think this > file2alias thing needs a serious rework to split each bus in a > different file, using ELF sections like we do elsewhere. > > I posted a patch last week but I got no comment at all. Maybe this > is the time to ask for comments? I can rebase and repost if needed. > > lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/125 (0/2: description of the work) > lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/126 (1/2: turn the if plethora to table lookup) > lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/4/127 (2/2: partial split to type-specific files). Ah, I missed that, yes, this would be a good thing to have, we've been wanting it for _years_. greg k-h