linux-kernel - Re: [RFC,PATCHSET] Managed device resources

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Date:	Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:07:03 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC,PATCHSET] Managed device resources

Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 05:26:43PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Greg KH wrote:
>>> Hm, but I guess without the follow-up patches for libata, it will not
>>> really get tested much.  Jeff, if I accept this, what's your feelings of
>>> letting libata be the "test bed" for it?
>>
>> It would be easiest for me to merge this through my 
>> libata-dev.git#upstream tree.  That will auto-propagate it to -mm, and 
>> ensure that both base and libata bits are sent in one batch.
>>
>> Just shout if you see NAK-able bits...
>>
>> Work for you?
> 
> That works for me.

Great, I'll push it through Jeff.

> The only question I have is on the EXPORT_SYMBOL() stuff for the new
> driver/base/ functions.  Tejun, traditionally the driver core has all
> exported symbols marked with EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL().  So, any objection to
> marking the new ones (becides the "mirror" functions) in this manner?

Okay, will do so.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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