linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: make gart_alloc

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Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:41:07 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Cc:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	joerg.roedel@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: make gart_alloc_coherent return zeroed memory


* Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org> wrote:

> > This should be foiled to the first patch in the patchset. No good 
> > reason to push a patch that might cause a problem.
> 
> The reason is, that in my experience, Ingo prefers update patches 
> instead replacements once he has merged something.

yeah, that's very true - but i can also fold back things if it's done in 
a reasonably short amount of time, when there's no other commits mixed 
in inbetween. (as in this case)

	Ingo
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