linux-kernel - Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC v3] qemu: Add virtio pmem device

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Message-ID: <d3fe397a-024d-faf7-8854-bb8e9ea17f53@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed, 25 Jul 2018 07:19:53 -0500
From:   Eric Blake <eblake@...hat.com>
To:     Pankaj Gupta <pagupta@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        qemu-devel@...gnu.org, linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org, kwolf@...hat.com,
        haozhong zhang <haozhong.zhang@...el.com>, jack@...e.cz,
        xiaoguangrong eric <xiaoguangrong.eric@...il.com>,
        riel@...riel.com, niteshnarayanlal@...mail.com, david@...hat.com,
        ross zwisler <ross.zwisler@...el.com>, lcapitulino@...hat.com,
        hch@...radead.org, mst@...hat.com, stefanha@...hat.com,
        imammedo@...hat.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        dan j williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>, nilal@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC v3] qemu: Add virtio pmem device

On 07/25/2018 12:01 AM, Pankaj Gupta wrote:

>>
>> This patch has no n/M in the subject line; but is included in a thread
>> that also has a 0/2 cover letter, as well as 1/2 and 2/2 patches in
>> separate mails.  Is that intentional?
> 
> Yes, kernel series has 0-2 patches and Qemu has this one. I thought its
> good to keep separate numbering for both the sets.

Ah, that makes sense. The cover letter didn't make it obvious to me that 
this was two separate series to two projects, but related enough that 
both series have to be incorporated for the feature to work and thus 
cross-posted under a single cover letter.

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