linux-kernel - Re: driver core patches

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Message-Id: <20131203123253.9fd9b92ff0170b214e69f18b@linaro.org>
Date:	Tue, 3 Dec 2013 12:32:53 +0000
From:	Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...aro.org>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:	B08248@...escale.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: driver core patches

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 18:12:47 -0800
"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 05, 2013 at 10:53:36PM +0000, Stuart Yoder wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> > 
> > Any feedback on the driver core patches in Kim Phillips patch series
> > from mid-October?
> > 
> > The 3rd patch of the series has some open issues related to vfio-pci,
> > but the first two are driver core related and am wondering if they
> > are acceptable.
> 
> As I saw there was lots of discussion, and some rework needed, I haven't
> paid any attention to them, expecting to see another set show up.

the first two patches didn't receive any feedback, whilst the 3rd broke
vfio-pci userspace i/f compatibility, so I'm going to assume that 1 and
2 are acceptable and work to enable rebinding platform devices, and
that vfio-pci can transition over later.

> Also, it's way past the merge window, and I can't do anything with any
> new patches until after 3.13-rc1 is out, combined with a
> travel-schedule-from-hell, and I really am not going to want to review
> these types of patches for a number of weeks.
> 
> So take the time, fix them up, and send them after 3.13-rc2 is out or so
> and I should have a chance to look at them then.  Hopefully I'll hate
> them less by then, but I'm not guaranteeing anything...

ok, 3.13-rc2 is out, so I'm going to repost 1 & 2 now.

fwiw, I'm omitting the fourth patch to reduce confusion because it
depends on Antonios Motakis' vfio-platform WIP patchseries.

Kim
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