linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] PNP debugging rework

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Message-ID: <20080820025427.GQ9807@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:54:27 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Adam M Belay <abelay@....edu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Renninger <trenn@...e.de>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Ben Collins <bcollins@...ntu.com>,
	Dann Frazier <dannf@...ian.org>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] PNP debugging rework

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 04:53:10PM -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> These patches add support for a boot-time switch to enable PNP debug
> messages.  Currently, users have to recompile with CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG=y
> to get PNP debug messages.
> 
> I copied the implementation strategy from Greg KH's USB patches:
>     http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/529
> 
> These patches don't fix any bugs, and I know it's pretty late to
> consider new stuff for 2.6.27.  The only reason to even consider them
> is that 2.6.27 includes a significant PNP rewrite, and if 2.6.27 ends
> up in a distro kernel, it will be much easier to work on problems if
> users can collect debug information without rebuilding the kernel.

I would have pushed them up because they look harmless enough,
but after Linus' recent rant on merging windows on linux-kernel I've 
reconsidered.  Will queue them for .28 in test.

-Andi (Chicken) 
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