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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Linux/m68k" <linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC v4 00/25] Re-use nvram module
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 09:55:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMuHMdX+5XHWf3sVqAnF_mioS1zZmxQXurEeMGMM3OKa9acxhA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150712102527.356151908@telegraphics.com.au>

Hi Finn,

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au> wrote:
> The generic NVRAM module, drivers/char/generic_nvram, implements a
> /dev/nvram misc device. It is used only by 32-bit PowerPC platforms and
> isn't generic enough to be more widely used.

[...]

Thanks for your work!

How are we gonna merge this?
Have you looked into the dependencies?
Are there (large) parts we can merge in parallel?

Thanks again!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-07-13  7:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 115+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-07-12 10:25 [RFC v4 00/25] Re-use nvram module Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 01/25] scsi/atari_scsi: Dont select CONFIG_NVRAM Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 02/25] char/nvram: Use bitwise OR to obtain Atari video mode data Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 03/25] m68k/atari: Move Atari-specific code out of drivers/char/nvram.c Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-13 18:13   ` Andreas Schwab
2015-07-13 18:13     ` Andreas Schwab
2015-07-14  8:17     ` Finn Thain
2015-07-14  8:23       ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-07-14  8:33         ` Andreas Schwab
2015-07-14  8:33           ` Andreas Schwab
2015-07-22  3:52       ` Michael Schmitz
2015-07-22  4:22         ` Finn Thain
2015-07-22 14:32           ` Christian T. Steigies
2015-07-22 23:46             ` Michael Schmitz
2015-07-23  0:49               ` Finn Thain
2015-07-23  9:21           ` Christian T. Steigies
2015-07-24  2:56             ` Michael Schmitz
2015-07-24 19:07               ` Christian T. Steigies
2015-07-25  0:35                 ` Finn Thain
2015-07-25  1:00                   ` Michael Ellerman
2015-07-25  7:38                     ` Finn Thain
2015-07-26  1:37                     ` Finn Thain
2015-07-25  0:51                 ` Michael Schmitz
2015-07-25  7:27                   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-26  1:02                     ` Michael Schmitz
2015-07-26  1:19                       ` Finn Thain
2015-07-27  2:23                         ` Michael Schmitz
2015-07-27  5:51                           ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 04/25] m68k/atari: Replace nvram_{read,write}_byte with arch_nvram_ops Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` [RFC v4 04/25] m68k/atari: Replace nvram_{read, write}_byte " Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` [RFC v4 04/25] m68k/atari: Replace nvram_{read,write}_byte " Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 05/25] char/nvram: Re-order functions to remove forward declarations and #ifdefs Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 06/25] char/nvram: Adopt arch_nvram_ops Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 07/25] x86/thinkpad_acpi: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram_write_byte() Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 08/25] char/nvram: Allow the set_checksum and initialize ioctls to be omitted Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 09/25] char/nvram: Implement NVRAM read/write methods Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 10/25] char/nvram: Use generic fixed_size_llseek() Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 11/25] m68k/atari: Implement arch_nvram_ops methods and enable CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_NVRAM_OPS Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 12/25] char/nvram: Add "devname:nvram" module alias Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 13/25] powerpc: Cleanup nvram includes Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 14/25] powerpc: Add missing ppc_md.nvram_size for CHRP and PowerMac Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 15/25] powerpc: Implement arch_nvram_ops.get_size() and remove old nvram_* exports Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 16/25] powerpc: Implement nvram sync ioctl Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram_write_byte() Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram_wri Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram_write_byte() Finn Thain
2015-07-14  7:58   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-14  7:58     ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram Finn Thain
2015-07-14 11:52     ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram_write_byte() Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2015-07-14 11:52       ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2015-07-15  5:21       ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram_write_byte() Finn Thain
2015-07-15  5:21         ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram Finn Thain
2015-07-16  6:01         ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram_write_byte() Finn Thain
2015-07-16  6:01           ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram Finn Thain
2015-09-18  8:17           ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram_write_byte() Finn Thain
2015-09-18  8:17             ` [RFC v4 17/25] powerpc, fbdev: Use arch_nvram_ops methods instead of nvram_read_byte() and nvram Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 18/25] nvram: Drop nvram_* symbol exports and prototypes Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 19/25] powerpc: Remove CONFIG_GENERIC_NVRAM and adopt CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_NVRAM_OPS Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 20/25] char/generic_nvram: Remove as unused Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 21/25] powerpc: Adopt nvram module for PPC64 Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 22/25] m68k/mac: Adopt naming and calling conventions for PRAM routines Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 23/25] m68k/mac: Use macros for RTC accesses not magic numbers Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 24/25] m68k/mac: Fix PRAM accessors Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25 ` [RFC v4 25/25] m68k: Dispatch nvram_ops calls to Atari or Mac functions Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-12 10:25   ` Finn Thain
2015-07-13  7:55 ` Geert Uytterhoeven [this message]
2015-07-14  7:57   ` [RFC v4 00/25] Re-use nvram module Finn Thain

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