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

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Date:	Fri, 14 Mar 2014 20:52:13 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
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

On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de> wrote:
> 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.

This thing is not binary. Please consult
Documentation/development-process/2.Process

In this case we are very late in the release cycle, the patch is not
a simple oneliner and I need some more backing proof to know it
is a reasonable fix to push at this time and will not cause new
problems.

So a few Tested-by's from the people using this driver would for
example convince me that it is solving a real problem for them
and it needs to go into fixes.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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