linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/16] staging: vchiq: dead code removal & misc fixes

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Date:   Mon, 26 Nov 2018 20:36:33 +0100 (CET)
From:   Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>
To:     Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de>, eric@...olt.net,
        dave.stevenson@...pberrypi.org
Cc:     linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/16] staging: vchiq: dead code removal & misc fixes

> Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenzjulienne@...e.de> hat am 20. November 2018 um 15:53 geschrieben:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> This series was written in parallel with reading and understanding the
> vchiq code. So excuse me for the lack of logic in the sequence of
> patches.
> 
> The main focus was to delete as much code as possible, I've counted
> around 550 lines, which is not bad. Apart from that there are some
> patches enforcing proper kernel APIs usage.
> 
> The only patch that really changes code is the
> vchiq_ioc_copy_element_data() rewrite.
> 
> The last commit updates the TODO list with some of my observations, I
> realise some of the might be a little opinionated. If anything it's
> going to force a discussion on the topic, which is nice.
> 
> It was developed on top of the latest linux-next, and was tested on a
> RPIv3B+ with audio, video and running vchiq_test.
> 
> Regards,
> Nicolas
> 
> RFC -> PATCH, as per Stefan's comments:
>   - Remove semaphore initialization from remove_event_create()
>     (commit 9)
>   - Join all three semaphore to completion patches (commit 11)
>   - Update probe/init commit message (commit 14)
>   - Update TODO commit message and clean up (commit 16)
>   - Fix spelling on some of the patches
> 

The whole series is

Acked-by: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@...e.com>

Unfortunately patch 05 might not apply.