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From: Bill Gatliff <bgat@billgatliff.com>
To: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>, Dave Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>,
	david@lang.hm, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>, Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>,
	David Brown <davidb@codeaurora.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] omap changes for v2.6.39 merge window
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:55:31 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <BANLkTinmoTyceJCT+K-RCm4NC76qfDyeVw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110331130123.GB17547@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>

Russell:


On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Russell King - ARM Linux
<linux@arm.linux.org.uk> wrote:
>
> And since Linus' whinge about ARM defconfigs, I really *hate* merging
> anything with *any* defconfig changes in - as a result, I don't
> particularly want to deal with ARM defconfig changes anymore.

I think the defconfigs are as important as the code itself! Sure there
is a lot of churn in them--- just let git deal with it and move on.

The defconfigs and board code provide critical reference models for
new platform developers.  If these models aren't right, then you end
up providing bad references that get replicated over and over again.
It multiplies the problem we're trying to solve.

> Just look at the removal of AAEC2000, LH7A40x and 2000 lines from the
> mach-types file removed 6000 lines, which in itself is about the number
> of lines of change submitted during the last merge window for any one
> non-ARM architecture.  At this point in time with this complaint, I've
> absolutely no idea why I bothered to do that.  I should've left it well
> alone and then the diffstat percentage would've been smaller.  After
> all, it's "pointless churn".

I think you did it because it was the Right Thing To Do.  Even
positive change can be painful at times.

The majority is exceedingly grateful for the effort you make.


b.g.

-- 
Bill Gatliff
bgat@billgatliff.com

  reply	other threads:[~2011-03-31 14:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 159+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-03-17 18:30 [GIT PULL] omap changes for v2.6.39 merge window Tony Lindgren
2011-03-18  2:50 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-18  7:06   ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-18 10:15   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-18 11:13     ` Uwe Kleine-König
2011-03-30 17:06     ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-30 19:21       ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-30 20:41         ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-30 21:02           ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-30 23:31             ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-30 23:59               ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31  0:15                 ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-31  0:31               ` Bill Gatliff
2011-03-31  0:39               ` david
2011-03-31  3:17                 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-31  3:29                   ` Dave Airlie
2011-03-31  4:38                     ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-31  9:54                       ` Alan Cox
2011-03-31 10:50                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31 12:23                           ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2011-03-31 12:38                           ` Catalin Marinas
2011-03-31 13:01                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31 14:55                               ` Bill Gatliff [this message]
2011-04-01 12:41                                 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-31 18:12                               ` Sam Ravnborg
2011-03-31 18:17                                 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31 18:34                                   ` Jesse Barnes
2011-03-31 13:54                           ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-31 17:22                           ` david
2011-03-31 18:08                             ` Koen Kooi
2011-03-31  5:05                   ` david
2011-03-31  7:15                     ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-31  8:06                       ` Ingo Molnar
2011-03-31  8:30                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31 10:41                           ` Ingo Molnar
2011-03-31 13:25                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31 12:04                           ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-31 14:43                             ` Kevin Hilman
2011-03-31 15:01                               ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-31 15:05                                 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31 15:45                                   ` david
2011-03-31 15:23                               ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-31 16:58                                 ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-31 18:23                                   ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-31 18:55                                     ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-04-01 11:32                                   ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-31 20:35                                 ` Kevin Hilman
2011-04-01 11:29                                   ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-01  7:32                                 ` Tomi Valkeinen
2011-04-01 11:22                                   ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-01 11:55                                     ` Tomi Valkeinen
2011-04-01 12:07                                       ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-01 12:15                                         ` Tomi Valkeinen
2011-03-31 16:03                           ` david
2011-03-31 16:45                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31 17:17                               ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-31 19:25                                 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-31 20:05                                   ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-31 20:28                                     ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-31 22:49                                     ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-01  0:53                                       ` Mark Brown
2011-04-01  4:50                                       ` David Brown
2011-04-01  7:45                                         ` Ingo Molnar
2011-04-01 13:54                                           ` Arnd Bergmann
     [not found]                                             ` <4D95E112.4020400@vollmann.ch>
2011-04-01 14:59                                               ` Arnd Bergmann
     [not found]                                                 ` <4D95EF8E.9080902@vollmann.ch>
2011-04-01 15:50                                                   ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-01 17:44                                                     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-01 19:54                                                     ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-01 21:00                                                       ` Uwe Kleine-König
2011-04-01 22:08                                                       ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-02  2:24                                                         ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-03 15:26                                                           ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-03 16:03                                                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-04  0:59                                                               ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-04  8:26                                                                 ` Marc Zyngier
2011-04-04 11:03                                                                 ` Catalin Marinas
2011-04-04 11:21                                                                   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-04 13:24                                                                     ` Marc Zyngier
2011-04-04 13:31                                                                       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-04 13:57                                                                         ` Marc Zyngier
2011-04-04 20:08                                                                           ` Linus Walleij
2011-04-05  6:40                                                                             ` Santosh Shilimkar
2011-04-05  7:45                                                                               ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-05 14:15                                                                                 ` Catalin Marinas
2011-04-05 22:16                                                                               ` Linus Walleij
2011-04-06  6:43                                                                                 ` Santosh Shilimkar
2011-04-05 22:22                                                                               ` Linus Walleij
2011-04-06  6:41                                                                                 ` Santosh Shilimkar
2011-04-05  7:30                                                                             ` Marc Zyngier
2011-05-26 13:38                                                               ` Pavel Machek
2011-04-02  2:59                                                       ` Mark Brown
2011-04-04  5:16                                                   ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2011-04-04  9:27                                                   ` Nicolas Ferre
2011-04-01 21:10                                                 ` Kevin Hilman
2011-04-01 21:32                                                   ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-01 21:51                                                     ` Catalin Marinas
2011-04-03 22:18                                               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-04-04  0:14                                                 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-04  2:49                                                 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-01 15:27                                             ` Will Deacon
2011-04-01 15:55                                               ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-01 16:39                                                 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-04-03 22:26                                                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-04-05 23:19                                                   ` Linus Walleij
2011-04-06  8:41                                                     ` Catalin Marinas
2011-04-07  1:44                                                       ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-04-01 20:19                                                 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-02  4:38                                                   ` Richard Cochran
2011-04-02  3:27                                                 ` Mark Brown
2011-04-06  6:11                                             ` Barry Song
2011-04-06  7:31                                               ` Bryan Wu
2011-03-31 21:40                                   ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-31 17:56                             ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-31 18:34                               ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-31 19:02                               ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-31  8:09                     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31 10:49                       ` Felipe Balbi
2011-03-31 18:00                       ` Alexander Holler
2011-03-31  5:45               ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-03-31  7:21                 ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-30 22:08           ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-30 21:10         ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-30 21:54           ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-30 22:25             ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-30 22:45               ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-30 22:56                 ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-04-01  1:42                   ` Mark Brown
2011-03-30 22:38             ` Paul E. McKenney
2011-03-30 22:47               ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-30 23:13                 ` Paul E. McKenney
2011-03-30 23:14                 ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-30 23:28                   ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-31 11:00           ` Artem Bityutskiy
2011-03-31 13:54             ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-30 21:44         ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-30 22:20           ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-30 22:39             ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-31  0:15         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-31  0:55           ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-31  1:15             ` Bill Gatliff
2011-03-31  1:37               ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-31  1:44                 ` Bill Gatliff
2011-03-31  1:56                   ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-31  2:20                     ` Bill Gatliff
2011-03-31  3:24                       ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-31  6:42                         ` Olof Johansson
2011-03-31  6:56                         ` David Brown
2011-03-31 11:27                         ` Felipe Balbi
2011-03-31 13:39                 ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-31  4:09             ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-03-31 10:11               ` Thomas Gleixner
2011-03-30 21:07       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-03-30 22:14         ` Tony Lindgren
2011-04-01  1:17           ` Mark Brown
2011-04-01 14:17         ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-18  3:02 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-03-18  7:09   ` Tony Lindgren
2011-03-18  8:06     ` Ohad Ben-Cohen
2011-03-18 23:43       ` Tony Lindgren

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