linux-kernel - Re: [patch 034/104] PCI: cpci_hotplug: stop managing hotplug

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Date:	Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:15:11 -0500 (EST)
From:	Scott Murray <scottm@...anetworks.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@...hat.com>,
	Domenico Andreoli <cavokz@...il.com>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Rodrigo Rubira Branco <rbranco@...checkpoint.com>,
	Jake Edge <jake@....net>, Eugene Teo <eteo@...hat.com>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, kristen.c.accardi@...el.com,
	Kenji Kaneshige <kaneshige.kenji@...fujitsu.com>,
	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 034/104] PCI: cpci_hotplug: stop managing
 hotplug_slot->name

On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Greg KH wrote:

> 2.6.27-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
>
> ------------------
> From: Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
>
> commit d6c479e0b777afcd7a26ca62e122e3f878ccc830 upstream.
>
> We no longer need to manage our version of hotplug_slot->name
> since the PCI and hotplug core manage it on our behalf.
>
> Now, we simply advise the PCI core of the name that we would
> like, and let the core take care of the rest.
>
> Cc: kristen.c.accardi@...el.com
> Cc: scottm@...anetworks.com
> Acked-by: Kenji Kaneshige <kaneshige.kenji@...fujitsu.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Signed-off-by: Scott Murray <scottm@...anetworks.com>

Sorry for the extremely late review, I had been swamped and am now in the
process of switching jobs.  scottm@...anetworks.com will stop working
soon, I will submit a patch shortly to change it in MAINTAINERS.

Scott


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Scott Murray
SOMA Networks, Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
e-mail: scottm@...anetworks.com
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