linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/29] asm-generic: add generic futex for !CONFIG

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Message-ID: <20140926131746.GA3279@distanz.ch>
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:17:46 +0200
From:	Tobias Klauser <tklauser@...tanz.ch>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Ley Foon Tan <lftan@...era.com>,
	Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chung-Lin Tang <cltang@...esourcery.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/29] asm-generic: add generic futex for !CONFIG_SMP

On 2014-09-24 at 13:10:00 +0200, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> On Wednesday 24 September 2014 18:57:54 Ley Foon Tan wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 24 September 2014 18:18:50 Ley Foon Tan wrote:
> > >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> > >> > On Tuesday 23 September 2014 18:20:08 LF.Tan wrote:
> > >> >> Hi Arnd
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Are you okay with this generic futex in asm-generic?
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> > Yes, this looks good. Remind me again who need this, would it make
> > >> > sense to merge this through an architecture-specific tree for
> > >> > whichever architecture can benefit from it?
> > >> What is the common practice for this?
> > >> Do you mean merge with nios2 or other arch, eg m68k?
> > >
> > > I mean do it as part of the nios2 patches.
> > I am okay with this.
> > Do I need to get ACK for all patches in order for nios2 merge into mainline?
> > Thanks.
> > 
> 
> Please add my 'Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>' to this patch
> once Thomas is ok with it. I think we had concluded already that it
> was correct when we talked about it last time, but he doesn't seem
> convinced yet so I want to wait for his reply.
> 
> You definitely need an Ack for all patches touching code outside of
> arch/nios2, from the respective maintainers. For the nios2 code,
> having as many acks as you can helps, and I should probably take
> a last look so I can ack the pull request when you send it.

Speaking of the nios2 part: I'm the author of some parts of this code,
but now also reviewed this series (or rather, intend to do so for the
few remaining patches I didn't review yet).

What is the appropriate way to account for this? Is Reviewed-By still OK? I
guess I won't be considered an entirely neutral reviewer ;)

Cheers
Tobias
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