linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] include: warn for inconsistent endian config definition

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdV7eC95C=jZdWoAHC2tHT8duoNxWkhO6jWQbzouLDZS4A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 9 Jun 2017 16:11:18 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Babu Moger <babu.moger@...cle.com>
Cc:     Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
        Jonas Bonn <jonas@...thpole.se>,
        Stefan Kristiansson <stefan.kristiansson@...nalahti.fi>,
        Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...isc-linux.org>,
        Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
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        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] include: warn for inconsistent endian config definition

Hi Babu,

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Babu Moger <babu.moger@...cle.com> wrote:
> On 6/9/2017 2:16 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
>> wrote:
>>>> Here is the original discussion
>>>> http://www.spinics.net/lists/devicetree/msg178101.html
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@...cle.com>
>>>> Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

> Yes. Got it.  So patch #1 is fine.   But, patch #2 might cause regressions.
> Should I drop patch 2.

No, it should be applied, and regressions should be fixed.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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