linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] TTY: serial, fix locking imbalance

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Date:	Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:36:59 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Nobuhiro Iwamatsu <nobuhiro.iwamatsu.yj@...esas.com>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] TTY: serial, fix locking imbalance

On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 07:50:51PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 09/24/2011 12:04 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 09:21:20PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> >> But if there are more trees depending on the tree, then OK, I will live
> >> with that ;).
> > 
> > For the tty tree, I really doubt it, but I am not sure (rumor has it
> > that some people are basing on it, but that might just be rumor.)
> 
> Ok, for the other uart patches I have, it would be convenient for me to
> have the possibility of rebase. Would you mind if I add something like
> uart-cleanup tree to the -next tree and will have the patches there
> until I send them to you?

linux-next is for stuff that people are confident will show up in the
next release, not for general "let's throw it out there to see if it
works" type thing.

> Just for the purpose of fine tuning (and rebasing) if something needs to
> be fixed in them. The code is so complex, that I'm afraid I omitted some
> semi-hidden dependency. And it would be great to fix patches like when I
> used to work with the -mm tree.

Perhaps you should just work with Andrew and put these in -mm for now
until you feel comfortable that it's all worked out and no rebasing
would be needed anymore?

thanks,

greg k-h
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