linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] LZO de/compression support

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Date:	Wed, 30 May 2007 19:54:43 +0530
From:	"Satyam Sharma" <satyam.sharma@...il.com>
To:	"Johannes Stezenbach" <js@...uxtv.org>
Cc:	"Nitin Gupta" <nitingupta910@...il.com>,
	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...sta.de>,
	"Jan Engelhardt" <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	"Daniel Hazelton" <dhazelton@...er.net>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Richard Purdie" <richard@...nedhand.com>,
	"Bret Towe" <magnade@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] LZO de/compression support - take 6

On 5/30/07, Johannes Stezenbach <js@...uxtv.org> wrote:
> On Wed, May 30, 2007, Nitin Gupta wrote:
> >
> > Again, all the original code has been retained _as-is_. Whatever was
> > changed, has been mentioned in that detailed changelog that I post
> > along with patch.
>
> Just a general remark (I haven't been following this thread closely):
>
> IMHO it would be _much_ better to merge the original code and
> your changes as seperate patches. Then someone who
> wants to review it later doesn't have to jump through all
> the hoops of finding the original code himself to diff it
> and see your changes.
>
> Additionally, you should also split stylistic/cleanup
> changes like "Reformatted the code to match general kernel style"
> from functional changes like "use cpu_to_le16()".
>
> Ideally each of the changes you mention in your
> "Changelog vs. original LZO" should be a seperate
> patch, this would make review much easier.

I violently agree with this method of going forward.
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