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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>,
	Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@gmail.com>,
	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@gmail.com>,
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@free-electrons.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@kernel.org>,
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	"linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org"
	<linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org>,
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	"linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC 0/7] ARM: dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:01:45 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAMuHMdWPL_c_YVjuTH+bsh_DgaquYSTcZu01nZO74ue9VyBeFw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAN8TOE9O_egvFevRj3WaUcJd8GMFAAQcWLHMtKe1gwCR14zDPg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Brian,

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:45 PM, Brian Norris
<computersforpeace@gmail.com> wrote:
> + real linux-mtd mailing list
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Brian Norris
> <computersforpeace@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:20:19PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 8:46 PM, Brian Norris
>>> <computersforpeace@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 08:11:37PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>> >> As of commit e488ca9f8d4f62c2 ("doc: dt: mtd: partitions: add compatible
>>> >> property to "partitions" node"), the "partitions" subnode of an SPI
>>> >> FLASH device node must have a compatible property. The partitions are no
>>> >> longer detected if it is not present.
>>> >
>>> > For all patches:
>>> >
>>> > Acked-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
>>> >
>>> >> I marked this series as "RFC", as the abovementioned commit is not yet
>>> >> upstream. Ideally, the users should be fixed first, to avoid breakage.
>>>
>>> It breaks bisectability in mainline.
>>
>> The files you are fixing are not converted in mainline yet, are they?

Sorry, too long after my morning coffee...
Yes, you're right, they won't be in mainline before v4.5-rc1.

When I noticed the problem, I didn't see the cause immediately, so I did a
bisect. Which didn't help much, as the problem only occurs when merging
l2-mtd/master...

>>> > I'd differ on the last sentence. It's more important to straighten out
>>> > the release features for 4.4 than to make sure that linux-next has
>>> > perfect DTS files. So I'll submit whenever ready :)
>>>
>>> If the DTS changes go in first, bisectability is preserved.

Scrap, they can't go in first...

>> Are you asking me to delay fixing the DT binding until 4.5, just because
>> your for-next branches can't be fixed? IOW, you want me to release the
>> bad DT binding for a whole cycle?

No, please don't delay it to 4.5.

But I'm afraid the for-next branches can't be fixed, as the DTS updates been in
arm-soc/for-next for a while. I don't think the arm-soc maintainers can be
bothered redoing all their merges, so we'll have to live with it...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
                                -- Linus Torvalds

      reply	other threads:[~2015-12-15  8:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-12-14 19:11 [PATCH/RFC 0/7] ARM: dts: Add compatible property to "partitions" node Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-14 19:11 ` [PATCH/RFC 1/7] ARM: dt: mvebu: ix4-300d: " Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-14 19:11 ` [PATCH/RFC 2/7] ARM: shmobile: bockw dts: " Geert Uytterhoeven
     [not found] ` <1450120304-2760-1-git-send-email-geert+renesas-gXvu3+zWzMSzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
2015-12-14 19:11   ` [PATCH/RFC 3/7] ARM: shmobile: lager " Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-14 19:11 ` [PATCH/RFC 4/7] ARM: shmobile: koelsch " Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-14 19:11 ` [PATCH/RFC 5/7] ARM: shmobile: porter " Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-14 19:11 ` [PATCH/RFC 6/7] ARM: shmobile: gose " Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-14 19:11 ` [PATCH/RFC 7/7] ARM: shmobile: silk " Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-14 19:46 ` [PATCH/RFC 0/7] ARM: " Brian Norris
2015-12-14 21:20   ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2015-12-14 21:43     ` Brian Norris
2015-12-14 21:45       ` Brian Norris
2015-12-15  8:01         ` Geert Uytterhoeven [this message]

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