linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 0000/0020] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup

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Date:	Sat, 17 Sep 2011 13:26:20 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	"gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0000/0020] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@...ah.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 2:07 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: gregkh@...e.de; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> devel@...uxdriverproject.org; virtualization@...ts.osdl.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0000/0020] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup
> 
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 10:59:19AM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > Address Greg's VmBus audit comments:
> >
> > 	1) Leverage driver_data field in struct hv_vmbus_device_id to
> > 	   simplify driver code.
> >
> > 	2) Make the util driver conform to the Linux Driver Model.
> >
> > 	3) Get rid of the ext field in struct hv_device by using the
> > 	   driver specific data functionality.
> >
> > 	4) Implement vmbus specific wrapper functions for setting and getting
> > 	   driver specific data..
> >
> > 	5) Other general cleanup.
> 
> I applied 17 of these (i.e. the ones I didn't comment on.)

Thanks Greg. Looking at your comments, it looks like the only
issue in the 3 patches not checked in is related to unnecessary
messages being put out. I will get the fixed patches out soon.

Regards,

K. Y

> 
> greg k-h

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