linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] Revert "thunderbolt: Prevent crash if non-active NVMem file is read"

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Message-ID: <20200225125629.GB2667@lahna.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:56:29 +0200
From:   Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Nicholas Johnson <nicholas.johnson-opensource@...look.com.au>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] Revert "thunderbolt: Prevent crash if non-active
 NVMem file is read"

On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 05:43:05PM +0000, Nicholas Johnson wrote:
> This reverts commit 03cd45d2e219301880cabc357e3cf478a500080f.
> 
> Since commit cd76ed9e5913 ("nvmem: add support for write-only
> instances"), this work around is no longer required, so drop it.

I don't think you can refer commits that only exists in your local tree.
I would just say that "since NVMem subsystem gained support for
write-only instances this workaround is not needed anymore" or somesuch.

Otherwise this looks good to me, no objections and thanks for doing this :)