linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] move omap_udc's probe function to .devinit.text

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Message-Id: <200907131431.54233.david-b@pacbell.net>
Date:	Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:31:54 -0700
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	"Uwe Kleine-König" 
	<u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Philipp Zabel <philipp.zabel@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Dmitry Baryshkov <dbaryshkov@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] move omap_udc's probe function to .devinit.text

On Monday 13 July 2009, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > If it weren't a regression I wouldn't have objected.
> 
> IMHO my patches primarily fix possible oopses.  I see your point that
> platform_driver_probe has some advantages, 

The point is that your specific change caused a type
of regresssion ... I said nothing about "advantages",
just that your approach creates footprint regressions.


> 			but I consider it too
> time-consuming to check for each of the initially 60+ patches when the
> respecting devices are registered.

As a rule, preventing regressions is part of the task
description for any patch series.

Now, accidents do happen.  But you had *ALREADY* gotten
NAKs for many of these patches, specifically on the
basis that they were causing these regressions.  You
saved zero time by re-submitting known-broken patches.

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