linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] MIPS: io: add a barrier after register read in readX()

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Date:   Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:04:33 +0100
From:   "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...s.com>
To:     James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>
CC:     Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>, <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
        <arnd@...db.de>, <timur@...eaurora.org>, <sulrich@...eaurora.org>,
        <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] MIPS: io: add a barrier after register read in
 readX()

Hi James,

> > Any news on the MIPS front? Is this something that Arnd can merge? or does it have
> > to go through the MIPS tree.
> 
> It needs some MIPS input really. I'll try and take a look soon. Thanks
> for the nudge.
> 
> > It feels like the MIPS is dead since nobody replied to me in the last few weeks on
> > a very important topic.
> 
> Not dead, just both maintainers heavily distracted by real life right
> now (which sadly, for me at least, trumps this very important topic) and
> doing the best they can given the circumstances.

 Can I help move this change forward anyhow?

  Maciej