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Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:17:49 +0200 From: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com> To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> CC: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, patrice.vilchez@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH for 3.0] AT91: Change nand buswidth logic to match hardware default configuration Le 04/07/2011 17:13, Arnd Bergmann : > On Monday 04 July 2011, Nicolas Ferre wrote: >>> In this case, studying the patch more closely shows that it's >>> very harmless, but I'd rather not have to look that closely. >> >> Well, in fact it is a fix against what was introduced in a 3.0 patch >> which I found to be wrong. >> The reason because I do not want to be in next kernel is the fact that >> it can puzzle the user (people that want to use kernel without changing >> the system_rev between 2.6.39 -> 3.0 and again revert their changes for >> 3.0 -> 3.1). >> >>> Am I correct that the bug is a regression against 2.6.39? >> >> No, in fact it was introduced during 3.0 early -rc. > > That's what I mean by 'regression against 2.6.39': it was working in 2.6.39, > but later kernels are broken without this fix. Absolutely (here broken = not easily understandable by user). Bye, -- Nicolas Ferre -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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