linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/10] bug.h: Replace __linktime_error with __compiletime

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1210031122020.2412@chino.kir.corp.google.com>
Date:	Wed, 3 Oct 2012 11:26:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:	Daniel Santos <daniel.santos@...ox.com>
cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christopher Li <sparse@...isli.org>,
	David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>,
	linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org,
	Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Pavel Pisa <pisa@....felk.cvut.cz>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/10] bug.h: Replace __linktime_error with
 __compiletime_error

On Wed, 3 Oct 2012, Daniel Santos wrote:

> Thanks.  I've actually just reversed the patch order per Josh's
> suggestion and added patch comments to it.  I can squash them if you
> guys prefer.
> 

No need to be so fine-grained in your patches, if you're trying to replace 
__linktime_error with __compiletime_error, which happens to be the title 
of the patch (and should remain the title), then just remove it's single 
occurrence and its definition at the same time with a clear changelog that 
__compiletime_error is sufficient.  No need to have two small patches with 
the same motivation.

> Unfortunately, I'm a bit confused as to how I should re-submit these,
> still being new to this project.  Patch 1 is already in -mm. Patches 2-3
> have not changed. I've made a correction to patch #4 and reversed the
> order of 5 & 6. And what was 8-10 is now 8-15, as I've completely
> re-done BUILD_BUG_ON.  I was planning on just submitting the whole set
> again, is this the correct protocol?  If so, should I reply to the
> original [PATCH 0/10] thread or create a new one?
> 

You already have a patch in -mm, so you have to base your series on that 
tree.  Get the latest -mm tree from http://www.ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/ and 
base the revised series on that tree, then send it off to 
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> and cc the list and your 
reviewers.  People often find it helpful to make it clear that this is v2 
of the patchset and that it's based on -mm as a helpful pointer.
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