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From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver/net: remove unnecessary macro for
	unused variables
Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 10:26:00 +0100
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On 5/15/2017 10:19 AM, Yuanhan Liu wrote:
> On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:17:43AM +0100, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
>> On 5/12/2017 11:33 AM, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
>>> remove __rte_unused instances that are not required.
>>>
>>
>> Hi Yuanhan,
>>
>> Does this kind of refactoring patches, specially the ones covering
>> multiple drivers, cause trouble (more conflicts) to you while getting
>> patches for stable trees?
> 
> Yes, it's likely.
> 
>> If so, I can postpone them through the end of integration deadline.
> 
> I don't think it's necessary though. If a conflict happens, I will ask
> the author to do backport :)

OK, thanks for clarifying ...

So, result is, refactoring patches won't be pushed through end of the
release.

Thanks,
ferruh

> 
> 	--yliu
> 
>> But postponing them most probably will mean rebasing these patches
>> later, so if this is not causing any problem for you, please let me know
>> so that I can get them earlier.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> ferruh