linux-kernel - RE: [v2][PATCH] Revert "mfd: syscon: Don't free allocated name for regmap

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Message-ID: <PH0PR11MB5191FEF69470B3DD61504DCEF1919@PH0PR11MB5191.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:41:35 +0000
From:   "Li, Meng" <Meng.Li@...driver.com>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
CC:     Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        "Hao, Kexin" <Kexin.Hao@...driver.com>
Subject: RE: [v2][PATCH] Revert "mfd: syscon: Don't free allocated name for
 regmap_config"



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 2:15 AM
> To: Li, Meng <Meng.Li@...driver.com>
> Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> arnd@...db.de; Hao, Kexin <Kexin.Hao@...driver.com>
> Subject: Re: [v2][PATCH] Revert "mfd: syscon: Don't free allocated name for
> regmap_config"
> 
> [Please note: This e-mail is from an EXTERNAL e-mail address]
> 
> On Tue, 09 Mar 2021, Li, Meng wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 5:43 PM
> > > To: Li, Meng <Meng.Li@...driver.com>
> > > Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> > > arnd@...db.de; Hao, Kexin <Kexin.Hao@...driver.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [v2][PATCH] Revert "mfd: syscon: Don't free allocated
> > > name for regmap_config"
> > >
> > > [Please note: This e-mail is from an EXTERNAL e-mail address]
> > >
> > > On Mon, 22 Feb 2021, Li, Meng wrote:
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > > > > Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 5:21 PM
> > > > > To: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
> > > > > Cc: Li, Meng <Meng.Li@...driver.com>;
> > > > > linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; arnd@...db.de; Hao, Kexin
> > > > > <Kexin.Hao@...driver.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [v2][PATCH] Revert "mfd: syscon: Don't free
> > > > > allocated name for regmap_config"
> > > > >
> > > > > [Please note: This e-mail is from an EXTERNAL e-mail address]
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 22 Feb 2021, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Limeng,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 2021-02-22 03:45, Li, Meng wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Marc&Lee,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there any comment on this patch?
> > > > > > > Could you please help to review this patch so that I can
> > > > > > > improve it if it still has weakness?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you are confident that the root issue has been fixed, no
> > > > > > objection from me, but I'm not in a position to test it at the
> > > > > > moment (the board I found the problem on is in a bit of a state).
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm not keen on flip-flopping this patch in and out of the kernel.
> > > > > Someone really needs to spend some time to map out the full
> > > > > life-cycle and propose a (possibly cross-subsystem) solution.
> > > > >
> > > > Thanks for all of your comments.
> > >
> > > Have you looked into this further at all?
> > >
> >
> > No.
> > Maintainer expects better solution to solve this issue from frame level, and
> consider cross-subsystem.
> 
> Yes, I do.  Does that mean you're going to drop it?
> 

Thanks for fixing this issue. 
Please discard my patch, I will not do further effort and drop it.

Thanks,
Limeng

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