Re: [PATCH] ide: falconide: convert to platform driver

Geert Uytterhoeven
2019-11-05T21:44:09Z

Hi Michael,

On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:13 PM Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 7:46 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > > > Shall I merge this one with part one of the old series so there's no
> > > > chance of a bisection going wrong?
> > >
> > > Yes please.
> > > Thanks!
> >
> > Thanks, I'll send a new version shortly.
>
> Just confirming - the changes to pata_falcon.c will remain as a
> separate patch which should be applied together with the patch that
> will introduce the new platform device, and rewrite the legacy driver
> to use it. That would require Bartlomiej and you to coordinate
> closely.

Bartlomiej already acked both patches, so they can go in through the m68k
tree.

To avoid bisection regressions, both patches should be merged into a
single patch...

> If that's too onerous, I can merge the lot and you just ack the m68k
> bits? Please let me know what you'd prefer.

... and with the falconide.c conversion, all three patches should be merged
into a single patch.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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