linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFT RESEND linux-next] sparc: dma-mapping: support debug_dma_mapping

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Date:	Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:40:24 -0600
From:	Shuah Khan <shuah.khan@...com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	kyungmin.park@...sung.com, arnd@...db.de, m.szyprowski@...sung.com,
	sam@...nborg.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shuahkhan@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFT RESEND linux-next] sparc: dma-mapping: support
 debug_dma_mapping_error

On Fri, 2012-10-26 at 15:10 -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:01:53 -0400 (EDT)
> 
> > From: Shuah Khan <shuah.khan@...com>
> > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:13:09 -0600
> > 
> >> Add support for debug_dma_mapping_error() call to avoid warning from
> >> debug_dma_unmap() interface when it checks for mapping error checked
> >> status. Without this patch, device driver failed to check map error
> >> warning is generated.
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuah.khan@...com>
> > 
> > Why are you resending this?
> > 
> > When you resend patches, you have to give a reason.  Did the patch
> > change?  Are you updating the CC: list of the patch posting? Are
> > you correcting something else?
> 
> In fact you sent this _3_ times.  Please, don't do this, or at least
> explain why you are reposting something each time.

I am really sorry for the noise. I forgot to mark this explicitly for
linux-next the first time and this patch depends on a patch that went
into linux-next. I sent a few patches for several architectures and lost
track. I meant to add explanation before I hit send. The reason for
resend is to tag it for linux-next. 

-- Shuah


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