linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] PCI changes for v4.18, part 2

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Message-ID: <20180612222718.GA96078@bhelgaas-glaptop.roam.corp.google.com>
Date:   Tue, 12 Jun 2018 17:27:18 -0500
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        shawn.lin@...k-chips.com
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] PCI changes for v4.18, part 2

On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 03:08:53PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 2:08 PM Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> >   - squash AER directory into drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c (Bjorn Helgaas)
> 
> Could we please see *reasons* for this series of commits?
> 
> Those commit messages have trivial "what", but no explanations "why".

Sure, I'll update that branch and send a new pull request.