linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] edac x38: new MC driver module

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Date:	Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:15:04 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Hitoshi Mitake <h.mitake@...il.com>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Doug Thompson <norsk5@...oo.com>, dougthompson@...ssion.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] edac x38: new MC driver module


* Hitoshi Mitake <h.mitake@...il.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:24:07 +0100
> Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > the 32-bit build broke promptly - readq/writeq is a family of APIs that 
> > has to be either fully provided or not provided at all. The fix is below.
> 
> Thanks for your fix and adding!
> When will this patch be added to mainline?
> I want to rewrite x38_edac.c to adapt new APIs.

v2.6.29 at the earliest - if there are no regressions. A number of 
drivers use these APIs and usage is a bit messy - so bugs could be 
triggered, etc.

	Ingo
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