linux-kernel - Re: linux-next build conflict between modules and metag trees (LOCKDEP_NOW

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Date:	Fri, 8 Feb 2013 09:32:02 +0000
From:	James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-next <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: linux-next build conflict between modules and metag trees (LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE)

On 08/02/13 03:17, Rusty Russell wrote:
> James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com> writes:
>> Hi Rusty,
>>
>> The metag architecture tree adds an add_taint(TAINT_DIE) like other
>> architectures do, and the modules-next tree adds the
>> LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE flag to all uses of add_taint (but obviously
>> misses arch/metag since it doesn't exist yet), causing a compile error
>> on metag in -next when the two are merged together.
>>
>> Is it okay for me to merge your commit 373d4d0 ("taint: add explicit
>> flag to show whether lock dep is still OK.") in modules-next into the
>> base of the metag tree and expect it not to be rebased, so that I can
>> then squash the fix into the metag tree?
> 
> This was my fault for taking a shortcut.  I should have changed the name
> so the old add_taint worked still (set_taint?), then remove add_taint
> after the merge.
> 
> But I won't be rebasing, so you should be fine to merge it.

No worries.

Thanks
James

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