linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] gpio: davinci: fix gpio selection for OF

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Date:	Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:33:12 +0100
From:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"davinci-linux-open-source@...ux.davincidsp.com" 
	<davinci-linux-open-source@...ux.davincidsp.com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>,
	Sekhar Nori <nsekhar@...com>,
	Prabhakar Lad <prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] gpio: davinci: fix gpio selection for OF

Am 14.03.2014 14:54, schrieb Linus Walleij:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de> wrote:
>
>>> In that case it is hardly a fix that we need to rush out to the entire
>>> world.
>>
>> And I thought the reason for -rc is actually to fix bugs. But I never
>> understood the magical ways and timings patches make their way into
>> mainline. ;)
>
> OK so it works like this: early in the -rc cycle we fix any bugs, documentation
> or whatever. At this point it's *regressions* so the fix need to fix something
> that broke in the merge window (or an earlier merge window).

Sorry, but I don't believe that. It's always time to fix regressions and 
bugs.

> If it is a new feature that never worked in the first place I would
> not call that
> a regression. There are no existing users out there that can experience
> regressions from a previously working system.

I believe that no (stable) kernel should introduce new known bugs (if 
fixes are available) and I wouldn't make a difference if it's a new 
feature or not. Usually people don't care if something is new or not if 
it has bugs

Anyway, I'm just curious and try to understand, I have a fix. ;)

Regards,

Alexander Holler
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