linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] resources: when allocate_resource() fails, leave resource untouched

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Message-ID: <20091104105112.4cf5233e@jbarnes-piketon>
Date:	Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:51:12 -0800
From:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@...com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] resources: when allocate_resource() fails, leave
 resource untouched

On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:29:54 -0800 (PST)
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> 
> 
> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Jesse Barnes wrote:
> > 
> > Seems like a reasonable change to me.  Linus is usually the
> > gatekeeper for resource.c.
> 
> I'm certainly ok with this one. I wouldn't be surprised if it even
> allows for better code generation, apart from leaving resources
> untouched when allocation fails. So:
> 
> 	Acked-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> 
> It was apparently sent to Andrew, but I can certainly take it. Or you
> can take it into the PCI tree. Or we can leave it in -mm. Anything
> goes. Just tell me.

Ok, I'll pick it up.  Thanks.

-- 
Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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