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From: marex@denx.de (Marek Vasut)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/5] dma: mxs-dma: make platform_device_id more generic
Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 16:32:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <201205051632.14882.marex@denx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAAQ0ZWTztNaqwjVA257N+42PByhH1k1Gswi18S9G=dHEaO5PhQ@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Shawn Guo,

> On 5 May 2012 21:12, Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de> wrote:
> > Can't the patches be reordered then to avoid adding this altogether?
> 
> Maybe.  But I do not think it's really worth the effort.
> 
> > You don't have to add dead code in this patch and re-add it when needed.
> > Or fix the macro to take the parameter then, though I don't understand
> > why you'd want to take it and then hide it.
> 
> I do not completely understand the comment.  My point is the problem
> is in the existing code.  It's not introduced by Dong's patch.  The
> problem should be fixed in another patch, and we do not want to do
> several things in one patch.

Then order such a patch before Dong's series then? It'd all be clear, without 
compromises.

> 
> Regards,
> Shawn

Best regards,
Marek Vasut

  reply	other threads:[~2012-05-05 14:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-05-04 12:12 [PATCH v2 1/5] dma: mxs-dma: use global stmp_device functionality Dong Aisheng
2012-05-04 12:12 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] dma: mxs-dma: make platform_device_id more generic Dong Aisheng
2012-05-04 12:15   ` Marek Vasut
2012-05-04 14:34     ` Shawn Guo
2012-05-05 13:12       ` Marek Vasut
2012-05-05 13:25         ` Shawn Guo
2012-05-05 14:32           ` Marek Vasut [this message]
2012-05-07  3:55             ` Dong Aisheng
2012-05-07  3:52               ` Shawn Guo
2012-05-07  4:07                 ` Marek Vasut
2012-05-07  4:14                   ` Shawn Guo
2012-05-04 12:12 ` [PATCH v2 3/5] dma: mxs-dma: add device tree probe support Dong Aisheng
2012-05-04 12:12 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] ARM: mxs: do not add dma device by default Dong Aisheng
2012-05-04 12:12 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] ARM: mx28evk: add mxs-dma dt support Dong Aisheng
2012-05-04 14:44 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] dma: mxs-dma: use global stmp_device functionality Shawn Guo
2012-05-07  3:20   ` Dong Aisheng
2012-05-04 16:02 ` Wolfram Sang

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