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From: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
To: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	eric miao <eric.y.miao@marvell.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 2.6.24-rc4-mm 0/6] gpiolib updates
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:07:43 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071210170743.06dc896d@hyperion.delvare> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200712092034.59924.david-b@pacbell.net>

Hi David,

On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 20:34:59 -0800, David Brownell wrote:
> I'm thinking there should be a non-functional change to
> the gpiolib code:  move it from lib to drivers/gpio.
> 
> My question is whether that's better done by replacing
> the current patches with one new patch, or by a patch
> deleting the current lib/gpiolib.c and adding a new
> drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c ... I think the former would
> make more sense to anyone looking at GIT history.

If gpiolib isn't in git yet, then indeed updating the patch that
creates it before it goes in git sounds more sensible. Let's not make
the git history more complex than needed.

Thanks,
-- 
Jean Delvare

      reply	other threads:[~2007-12-10 16:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-12-10  4:34 [patch 2.6.24-rc4-mm 0/6] gpiolib updates David Brownell
2007-12-10 16:07 ` Jean Delvare [this message]

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