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From: Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 51/97] ARM: l2c: remove platforms/SoCs setting early
 BRESP
Date: Thu, 01 May 2014 16:12:35 +0100
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2014 01:21:41 +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 09:02:27AM +0900, Simon Horman wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 08:30:32PM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> > > Since we now automatically enable early BRESP in core L2C-310 code when
> > > we detect a Cortex-A9, we don't need platforms/SoCs to set this bit
> > > explicitly.  Instead, they should seek to preserve the value of bit 30
> > > in the auxiliary control register.
> > > 
> > > Acked-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
> > 
> > I would prefer if this patch was broken out into individual patches
> > for each board or SoC file and that they were then picked up
> > by their respective platform maintainers.
> > 
> > Likewise for patch 66/97. Although it is only for shmobile
> > I would prefer it broken out.
> 
> Oh fuck that.
> 
> Okay, I'm dropping the whole patch set right now and forgetting the whole
> damned thing.  The L2 cache code can damned well stay as it is and remain
> an unmaintainable mess.

FWIW, there are an awful lot of people, myself included, who do care
that you've done this work. It is 100% okay for you to say "no" to
requests to split things up because of the complexity of the series.

I really hope you're reconsider and not give up on this series.

g.