linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH Resend2] Remove 'SBC8240 Wind River' Device Driver Code

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:28:44 +0530
From:	Subrata Modak <subrata@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Cc:	dedekind@...radead.org, Artem Bityutskiy <dedekind1@...il.com>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, carolyn.j.smith@...ate.tek.com,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linuxppc-dev <Linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Sachin P Sant <sachinp@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-next <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	Scott Wood <scottwood@...escale.com>,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH Resend2] Remove 'SBC8240 Wind River' Device Driver Code

On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 09:53 +0100, David Woodhouse wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 14:17 +0530, Subrata Modak wrote:
> > Is it possible to get this patch through and before 2.6.31 stable is
> > released ?
> 

Hi David,

> Hm, I was ignoring this until I was sure all the last-minute fixes for
> 2.6.31 were out of the way; I was planning to submit it for 2.6.32.
> 
> Do we really need to submit it for 2.6.31? It's not a regression, is it?
> It's been like this for _ages_.

True. But it gives annoying build fails on randconfig next trees. And
we(Sachin & myself) has been reporting it from March/April. If you feel
there is still room to be pushed to 2.6.31, then please do it. Else,
2.6.32 will be fine. Thanks for your support.

Regards--
Subrata

> 

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