linux-kernel - Re: [RFCv4 PATCH 0/6]: add poll_requested

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Message-Id: <20111005140156.70ed0329.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 5 Oct 2011 14:01:56 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>
Cc:	viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFCv4 PATCH 0/6]: add poll_requested_events() function

On Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:47:09 +0200
Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl> wrote:

> On Thursday 29 September 2011 09:44:06 Hans Verkuil wrote:
> > This is the fourth version of this patch series, incorporating the comments
> > from Andrew Morton: I've split up the multiple-assignment line and added a
> > comment explaining the purpose of the new function in poll.h.
> > 
> > It's also rebased to the current staging/for_v3.2 branch of the linux-media
> > tree.
> > 
> > There are no other changes compared to the RFCv3 patches.
> > 
> > I'd very much like to get an Acked-by (or additional comments) from Al or
> > Andrew! This patch series really should go into v3.2 which is getting
> > close.
> > 
> > Normally I would have posted this v4 3 weeks ago, but due to Real Life
> > interference in the past few weeks I was unable to. But I'm back, and this
> > is currently the highest priority for me.
> 
> This is becoming annoying. Andrew, Al, can one of you please Ack this patch or 
> review it? We *really* need this enhancement for our v4l drivers. I've been 
> asking for an ack (or review) for ages and for the most part I got radio 
> silence. Jon Corbet has already reviewed the code in early July (!), so I 
> don't see why this is taking so long.
> 
> Mauro needs an ack from one of you before he can merge it.
> 

It looks OK to me, but obviously it would be better if Al were to go
through it also.  If he doesn't then there isn't a lot we can do about
it - I suggest that you proceed with the plan to merge it into -rc1.
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