linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] videobuf2-dma-streaming: new videobuf2 memory allocator

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Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:45:31 -0600
From:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:	Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@...il.com>
Cc:	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	'Mauro Carvalho Chehab' <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	'Pawel Osciak' <pawel@...iak.com>,
	'Hans Verkuil' <hans.verkuil@...co.com>,
	'Giancarlo Asnaghi' <giancarlo.asnaghi@...com>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] videobuf2-dma-streaming: new videobuf2 memory
 allocator

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:46:32 +0200
Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@...il.com> wrote:

> > A few words explaining why this memory handling module is required or
> > beneficial will definitely improve the commit :)  
> 
> ok, I will write some lines

In general, all of these patches need *much* better changelogs (i.e. they
need changelogs).  What are you doing, and *why* are you doing it?  The
future will want to know.

I'm going to try to look at the actual code, but time isn't something I
have a lot of, still...

Thanks,

jon
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