linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] m68k: use for_each

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Date:	Fri, 1 May 2015 11:07:28 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
	Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] m68k: use for_each_sg()

Hi Mita-san,

On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com> wrote:
> Since m68k doesn't select ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN, it is not necessary to
> use for_each_sg() in order to loop over each sg element.  But this can
> help find problems with drivers that do not properly initialize their
> sg tables when CONFIG_DEBUG_SG is enabled.
>
> Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Cc: linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
> Cc: linux-arch@...r.kernel.org

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Do you want me to queue this up for v4.2, or do you want to handle these
changes yourself, together with "[PATCH] scatterlist: enable sg chaining
for all architectures"?

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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