From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: gerlando.falauto@keymile.com (Gerlando Falauto) Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:37:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH v3 0/9] refactoring for mask_cache In-Reply-To: References: <1363277430-21325-1-git-send-email-holger.brunck@keymile.com><1363615255-18200-1-git-send-email-gerlando.falauto@keymile.com><20130319100352.GB2419@localhost><20130319110620.GO13280@titan.lakedaemon.net><51484793.5020102@keymile.com><20130319114430.GP13280@titan.lakedaemon.net> <20130319115615.GR13280@titan.lakedaemon.net> <5149F48D.3030706@keymile.com> Message-ID: <514AE2E5.8020700@keymile.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org Hi Thomas, first of all thanks for your patience. On 03/20/2013 10:42 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > On Wed, 20 Mar 2013, Gerlando Falauto wrote: >> On 03/19/2013 12:56 PM, Jason Cooper wrote: >>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 07:44:31AM -0400, Jason Cooper wrote: > >> 3) Jason, did you mean you would pull it to >> http://git.infradead.org/users/jcooper/linux.git? Shall I change the SOB lines >> and resubmit? Or should I submit it somewhere else instead? > > That needs to go through my tree, really. And please just post it to > LKML with the relevant people CC'ed. So drop linux-kernel-arm? >> 4) About submitting to -stable, I guess it wouldn't make any sense until it >> gets included upstream > > Right. Though I'm a bit concerned about the amount of change > involved. So it's simpler to do: > > Cc: # simple resolution will be sent in reply You mean per-patch (in the SOB area)? Or just in the cover letter? [Since when does the cover letter have a SOB area?] Or just adding it as a plain "Cc:" recipient? In any case, before waiting for mainstream inclusion? I'm sorry for such stupid questions, but I'm getting even more confused... > Then let the people who have this problem reply on that patch series > with a simple revert of that generic_chip() conversion commit > concering their particular subarchitecture instead of forcing a > nightmare of complex (and maybe untested) changes onto stable. I think I understand the idea, though you've lost me completely as far as the process is concerned... A pointer to a FMTR (assuming there is one that I could be RTFM-ed to) would be very much appreciated. Sorry again for my newbieness. Thanks again! Gerlando