Re: [GIT PULL] Immutable branch between MFD, SPI and TTY due for the v4.20 merge window

From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@microchip.com>
Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>,
	Radu Pirea <radu.pirea@microchip.com>,
	broonie@kernel.org, alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com,
	richard.genoud@gmail.com, robh+dt@kernel.org,
	mark.rutland@arm.com, linux-spi@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-serial@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Immutable branch between MFD, SPI and TTY due for the v4.20 merge window
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:03:36 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180911100336.GA3822@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <743b5545-e942-b6f4-4ce6-8e10950a05fc@microchip.com>

On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 11:56:49AM +0200, Nicolas Ferre wrote:
> On 11/09/2018 at 11:44, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Tue, 11 Sep 2018, Greg KH wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 09:45:48AM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 10 Sep 2018, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Enjoy!
> > > > > 
> > > > > The following changes since commit 5b394b2ddf0347bef56e50c69a58773c94343ff3:
> > > > > 
> > > > >    Linux 4.19-rc1 (2018-08-26 14:11:59 -0700)
> > > > > 
> > > > > are available in the Git repository at:
> > > > > 
> > > > >    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd.git tags/ib-mfd-spi-tty-v4.20
> > > > > 
> > > > > for you to fetch changes up to c24d25317a7c6bb3053d4c193b3cf57d1e9a3e4b:
> > > > > 
> > > > >    tty/serial: atmel: Change the driver to work under at91-usart MFD (2018-09-10 16:12:43 +0100)
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > Immutable branch between MFD, SPI and TTY due for the v4.20 merge window
> > > > 
> > > > Due to a comedy of errors, I'm voiding this pull-request.
> > > 
> > > Um, I can't do that as my tree can not be rebased :(
> > 
> > Oh dear. :(
> > 
> > > I can take follow-on patches, so I will go apply the patch posted so
> > > that my tree builds again.  I recommend you just apply it as well.
> > 
> > What a pickle.  As per my last email, it looks as though this set was
> > applied under false pretences.  The MFD patch which was carrying my
> > Ack was doing so incorrectly.  The author mistakenly applied it to the
> > wrong patch.  After re-review (actually initial review) I wish to NACK
> > the implementation.
> 
> What? We discussed this to the bone!
> 
> Radu followed all the recommendations, collected all the feedback from major
> subsystems SPI and USART, resent the series again.
> 
> It was then forgotten. Wrong series was finally applied (which could trigger
> 0-day reports, I warn you)... and now we are discussing about the
> implementation of *v2* (we're at v12)!
> 
> > My suggestion would be to sit tight, rather than do anything rash and
> > see how this plays out.  After which we can fix your tree.
> 
> Come on, Greg's tree is fixed now. We can catch-up with v11..v12 changes
> with patches and cleanup the mess together.
> 
> Just one misalignment with one patch merged for v4.19-rc1, fixed the same
> day, cannot generate such a reaction after months of development.

I agree, my tree is now fixed, no harm done.  Just apply the same patch
to whomever also pulled it into their trees and all is good.

thanks,

greg k-h