Re: [PATCH] mtd: nand: reduce the warning noise when the ECC is too weak

[Josh Wu <josh.wu@atmel.com>]

Hi, Brian

On 7/19/2014 12:54 AM, Brian Norris wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 05:59:45PM +0800, Josh Wu wrote:
>> On 7/14/2014 1:22 PM, Brian Norris wrote:
>>> Pushed to linux-mtd.git, for 3.16 I think. Thanks!
>> Excuse me that to ask a question which is not related with the code.
>>
>> I find this fix is not in l2-mtd.git but only in linux-mtd.git. So I
>> wondering how the patch is merged in linux mainline and stable tree.
>>
>> Will the linux-mtd.git be merged in linux mainline and stable git
>> tree before v3.16 release? So the l2-mtd.git can rebase on the
>> merged tag.
> I'm still working out what the *best* process is, but linux-mtd.git is
> used as the official tree for pull requests to Linus, and I try hard to
> make sure it doesn't need rebased. l2-mtd.git has historically served a
> little more of a staging role, allowing rebases and is typically aimed
> for the next merge window.
>
> In this case, I specifically applied the patch to linux-mtd.git since I
> planned to (and did, already) send it to Linus for 3.16.
yes. I see the pull request.

> I will probably
> merge it back into l2-mtd.git soon, to keep the 'next' tree (l2-mtd.git)
> up-to-date.
>
> If you're looking to send patches for -next, please use l2-mtd.git (or
> even linux-next.git).
Thank you very much for the clear information. That's helpful.

>
> NB: linux-mtd.git and l2-mtd.git are both in linux-next. Perhaps
> l2-mtd.git should be in MAINTAINERS?
yes, I think so. The l2-mtd.git is used more often. It should be in 
MAINTAINERS as well.

>
> Regards,
> Brian
Best Regards,
Josh Wu