linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] regulator: Fix deadlock during regulator registration

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Message-ID: <56FC0FAF.3010200@nvidia.com>
Date:	Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:41:03 +0100
From:	Jon Hunter <jonathanh@...dia.com>
To:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
CC:	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: Fix deadlock during regulator registration


On 30/03/16 18:00, Mark Brown wrote:
> * PGP Signed by an unknown key
> 
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 05:46:05PM +0100, Jon Hunter wrote:
> 
> Please fix your mail client to word wrap within paragraphs at something
> substantially less than 80 columns.  Doing this makes your messages much
> easier to read and reply to.
> 
>>> Please don't paste entire backlogs into changelogs, they're *enormous*,
>>> mostly noise and obscure any actual content that's in there through
>>> denial of service.  If they're useful then include edited subsets that
>>> highlight the relevant sections of the backtrace so your changelog is
>>> more legible.
> 
>> Ok, no problem. Are you happy with the patch otherwise? If so, do you
>> want me to resend or do you wish to trim the backlog? I think that
> 
> I haven't reviwed it yet.
> 
>> this part is interesting ...
> 
> I'm really getting nothing at all from this, all it really does is point
> to the call site but that's already much more clearly identified in the
> changelog.  We certainly don't need to know which driver called this.

Ok, fine with me. If you are happy with the actual change, feel free to
remove the backlog or I can re-send if you wish.

Jon