linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/62] ata: remove the second argument of k[un]map

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Date:	Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:00:12 -0600
From:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
To:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
Cc:	Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@...sta.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/62] ata: remove the second argument of
 k[un]map_atomic()

On Mon, 2011-11-28 at 19:49 +0800, Cong Wang wrote:
> 于 2011年11月28日 19:42, Cong Wang 写道:
> > 于 2011年11月28日 18:01, Sergei Shtylyov 写道:
> >> Hello.
> >>
> >> On 27-11-2011 9:26, Cong Wang wrote:
> >>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Cong Wang<amwang@...hat.com>
> >>> ---
> >>> drivers/ata/libata-sff.c | 8 ++++----
> >>> 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> IMO, you should do this in a single patch, not piecemeal to keep the kernel bisectable.
> >>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Please see patch 01/62,
> >
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/28/35
> >
> > So even without it, the kernel can still compile, just with some warnings.
> >
> 
> Ah, no, sorry that I replied too quickly. We have to have at least 01/62
> to compile.
> 
> Actually I did make the patches as a whole, but Andrew Morton prefers to
> split them, so I make V2 of them.

I'd vote for as a whole as well, but if there's some legitimate reason
why not, then take them through Jiri's trivial tree; it's pretty trivial
anyway and at least going that way would keep them bisectable.

James


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