linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] xHCI: Fixing xhci_readl definition and function call

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Date:	Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:15:00 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Kumar Gaurav <kumargauravgupta3@...il.com>
Cc:	sarah.a.sharp@...ux.intel.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] xHCI: Fixing xhci_readl definition and function call

On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 08:39:06PM +0530, Kumar Gaurav wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 August 2013 12:43 PM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> >On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 07:38:57AM +0530, Kumar Gaurav wrote:
> >>This patch redefine function xhci_readl.xhci_readl function doesn't use xhci_hcd argument.
> >>Hence there is no need of keeping it in the function arguments.
> >>
> >>Redefining this function breaks other functions which calls this function.
> >>This phatch also correct those calls in xhci driver.
> >>
> >>Signed-off-by: Kumar Gaurav <kumargauravgupta3@...il.com>
> >>---
> >Could you put a list of changes since v2 here?:
> >
> >v3:  blah blah changelog mostly.
> >
> >Also this doesn't apply for me against linux-next.
> >
> >regards,
> >dan carpenter
> >
> There's no change from v2. I was sending the same patch again
> because the last one was lacking good description and i was told (or
> as i understood) that if I'm sending the same patch or patch for the
> same purpose as previous then i should increment version so i did.

Put:
v2: no change.  just the changelog.

Otherwise we have to look for the change.

> 
> I had developed this patch against linux-git, haven't tested that on
> linux-next as i haven't cloned  linux-next yet.
> 
> I've started cloning linux-next and as it's not applying on
> linux-next, I'll try it on linux-next (once i cloned it)  and will
> send again.

Yep.  Cleanups should be done against linux-next.

regards,
dan carpenter

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