linux-kernel - Re: mmotm 2010-09-28-16-13 uploaded

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Message-Id: <20101005114621.d64561cb.sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
Date:	Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:46:21 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"N.P.S." <napohybelskurwysynom2010@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: mmotm 2010-09-28-16-13 uploaded

Hi,

On Mon, 4 Oct 2010 16:16:00 -0700 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:39:26 +0200
> "N.P.S." <napohybelskurwysynom2010@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > Here is a patch that removes duplicate includes introduced in -next and 
> > -mmotm
> > 
> > --
> > Zimny Lech
> > 
> >   arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-rx51-peripherals.c           |    1 -
> >   arch/arm/mm/flush.c                                    |    1 -
> >   arch/xtensa/include/asm/coprocessor.h                  |    1 -
> >   drivers/mmc/host/ushc.c                                |    1 -
> >   drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/include/ar6000_drv.h   |    1 -
> >   drivers/staging/batman-adv/soft-interface.c            |    1 -
> >   drivers/staging/bcm/headers.h                          |    1 -
> >   drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.c       |    4 ----
> >   drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_cfg80211.h       |    1 -
> >   drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/wl_iw.c             |    4 ----
> >   drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_dnld.c     |    1 -
> >   drivers/staging/rtl8712/drv_types.h                    |    1 -
> >   drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h                |    1 -
> >   drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/gadget/cyasgadget.h |    3 ---
> >   sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.c                            |    1 -
> >   15 files changed, 23 deletions(-)
> 
> Removal of duplicated includes is a somewhat dangerous thing.  If
> someone else says "hey, there's a duplicated include" and then fixes
> it, and if this patch removes the other include then whoops, we broke
> the build.  This has happened before.
> 
> So I'd ask that you redo and resend this patch shortly after 2.6.36 is
> released please, so I can get it into mainline quickly thus minimising
> the opportunity for such breakage.

Or could it be broken up and sent to the appropriate maintainers?

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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