From: Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>
To: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>
Cc: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Revert "i2c: rcar: remove spinlock"
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 19:18:35 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140902171835.GA10355@katana> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5405FAD3.90403@cogentembedded.com>
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> >As I understood from your previous mail, a plain revert is less broken
> >but still broken. Applying a correct fix is my preferred way.
>
> Actually, from the -stable kernel perspective, a single patch would
> complicate backporting. So could you please reconsider?
I don't see why. If we have two patches, the state inbetween them is
broken. And we don't have two patches yet, just the revert. So, the
result is broken anyhow.
Can you elaborate?
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-09-02 17:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-23 20:44 [PATCH v2] Revert "i2c: rcar: remove spinlock" Sergei Shtylyov
2014-08-24 6:45 ` Wolfram Sang
2014-08-24 11:30 ` Sergei Shtylyov
[not found] ` <53F9CCE7.3010006-M4DtvfQ/ZS1MRgGoP+s0PdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2014-08-25 3:40 ` Wolfram Sang
2014-08-25 11:35 ` Sergei Shtylyov
[not found] ` <53FB1F90.6080704-M4DtvfQ/ZS1MRgGoP+s0PdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2014-08-25 14:33 ` Wolfram Sang
2014-09-02 17:13 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2014-09-02 17:18 ` Wolfram Sang [this message]
2014-09-02 17:28 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2014-09-02 17:45 ` Wolfram Sang
2014-09-02 18:10 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2014-09-04 18:05 ` Wolfram Sang
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