linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] aic7xxx: fix firmware build with O=path

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:45:49 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Cc:     Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        oss-drivers@...ronome.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] aic7xxx: fix firmware build with O=path


Jakub,

> I just noticed this patch got marked as "Deferred, archived" in
> patchwork.  I'm not entirely sure by whom and why?  Could someone
> explain what is the issue?  I would really appreciate if we could 
> merge this patch and have this driver not break builds randomly...

It's an indication that the patch sat around without any reviews for way
too long.

People generally don't go chasing around in their mail archives for
several week old patches to review. The best thing to do for patches I
mark as deferred is to resubmit them so they get back on people's radar.

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering