linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] regulator: Add ena_gpio

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Message-ID: <20141007161933.GH4609@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 7 Oct 2014 17:19:33 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Markus Pargmann <mpa@...gutronix.de>
Cc:	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...gutronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] regulator: Add ena_gpio_valid config

On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 03:03:20PM +0200, Markus Pargmann wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 12:53:35PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:

> > This should be part of the patch adding meaningful behaviour for the
> > flag, it's pointless separately.

> I tried to keep the series bisectable while having different patches for
> the drivers and the core. By splitting this 'ena_gpio_valid' field into
> a seperate patch, the rest of the drivers will still compile and work
> until the core condition was changed to ena_gpio_valid.

> But I can squash the three patches into one.

No, I think this is missing the point a bit - if we need to introduce
this such that all drivers are instantly buggy without an update that's
probably an indication that we're introducing compatibility problems.

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