linux-kernel - Re: Staging: dt3155: Cleanup memory mapped i/o access

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Message-ID: <20100504210229.GA21128@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 4 May 2010 14:02:29 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"ss@....gov.au" <ss@....gov.au>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Staging: dt3155: Cleanup memory mapped i/o access

On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 03:53:10PM -0500, H Hartley Sweeten wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 04, 2010 1:12 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> >>> I needed to add a git checkout origin/staging-next
> >> 
> >> That tree is still missing a couple commits that are in Linus' tree:
> >> 
> >> commit 6536560cabab170ed2969b005bf69a496e9c45bf
> >>     Staging: dt3155: fix 50Hz configuration
> >> 
> >> commit 74a920139a0f1119c5a604cef0ce5d6f591dc782
> >>     staging: fix dt3155 build
> >
> > Yes, if you look, the staging-next branch starts on Linus's tree as of
> > April 8 (just after 2.6.34-rc3).  I don't merge back to Linus's tree a
> > bunch, because that is not how it should be done.  When I am going to
> > push these to Linus, then I will merge and handle any fixups if needed.
> 
> Ok.
> 
> >> Which would probably explain the conflict that occurs in linux-next for
> >> dt3155_drv.c.
> >
> > Yes.  And how easy it is to fix up :)
> 
> Ok.
> 
> >> commit 9e1bd9a6f8c6ad8b461294a365c49b19212178d9
> >> Merge: 5382319 e595eea
> >> Author: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
> >> Date:   Tue May 4 15:42:20 2010 +1000
> >> 
> >>     Merge remote branch 'staging-next/staging-next'
> >>     
> >>     Conflicts:
> >>         drivers/staging/arlan/arlan-main.c
> >>         drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_das16_cs.c
> >>         drivers/staging/cx25821/cx25821-alsa.c
> >>         drivers/staging/dt3155/dt3155_drv.c
> >>         drivers/staging/netwave/netwave_cs.c
> >
> > That doesn't explain how you aren't seeing the correct stuff to base
> > your patches off of though.
> 
> I may be seeing the correct stuff now in your staging-next tree just not
> in linux-next due to the two commits above.
> 
> > Are you _sure_ you have the 'staging-next' branch of the tree checked
> > out?
> 
> Am I _sure_...  No...  Do I _think_ so...  Yes... ;-)

Ah, ok, the issue is the merge is causing your patch to not apply to my
staging-next tree.  Sorry, now I get it :)

> Would you like me to rebase the patch to staging-next to see?

Your patches, yes, I would :)

> But, will this run into a similar problem with the two commits already in
> Linus' tree?  If so I can just hold off again until everything catches up.

No, I can handle that merge when it happens, quite fine.

thanks,

greg k-h
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