linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 1/3] xen dom0: Add support for the platform

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Message-ID: <20101116155258.GB6535@dumpdata.com>
Date:	Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:52:58 -0500
From:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	Xen-devel <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	Stephen Tweedie <sct@...hat.com>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 1/3] xen dom0: Add support for the
 platform_ops hypercall

> > Why not just introduce the one we are using (just one right now)
> > and on subsequent patches that enable the functionality add it in this file?
> 
> The main reason is that if some other branch also brings in platform.h
> then its easier to merge two copies of the same file rather than two
> subsets.

Sure, but in linux-next that is just one touch patch and Stephen said
he is Ok with those.

I like doing it (just stick in those that we use), b/c that way you have
an excellent view of when this feature went in the code and the relevant
git commits to blame.
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