linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2.6.26-rc8] drivers/power: fix platform driver hotplug/coldplug

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Message-Id: <200807020221.02571.david-b@pacbell.net>
Date:	Wed, 2 Jul 2008 02:21:02 -0700
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	kay.sievers@...y.org, mreimer@...p.net,
	Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@...mvista.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.26-rc8] drivers/power:  fix platform driver hotplug/coldplug

On Wednesday 02 July 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Do we think this is needed in 2.6.26?
> 
> In 2.6.25.x?

I don't think either.  Arguably this particular type
of driver should always be statically linked.  And
these are new enough that they weren't hit by the
regression (fix) aspect of $PATCH.

- Dave

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