From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754821AbYISWkq (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:40:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752519AbYISWkh (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:40:37 -0400 Received: from outbound-sin.frontbridge.com ([207.46.51.80]:51659 "EHLO SG2EHSOBE001.bigfish.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752482AbYISWkg (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:40:36 -0400 X-BigFish: VPS-23(z1039oz1432R98dR1805M936fQzz10d3izzz32i6bh43j62h) X-Spam-TCS-SCL: 1:0 X-WSS-ID: 0K7GSA7-04-5HY-01 Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:39:51 +0200 From: Joerg Roedel To: FUJITA Tomonori CC: mingo@elte.hu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] remove fullflush and nofullflush in IOMMU generic option Message-ID: <20080919223951.GC11410@amd.com> References: <20080919201909.GC10692@amd.com> <20080920065630N.fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> <20080919220946.GB11410@amd.com> <20080920071825A.fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080920071825A.fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp> User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (Linux) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Sep 2008 22:39:51.0547 (UTC) FILETIME=[A10B4CB0:01C91AA8] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 07:18:11AM +0900, FUJITA Tomonori wrote: > I don't know it's acceptable if removing the exported interface even > if the maintainer of it wants to remove it and it's totally > meaningless. > > > > reverting is the wrong way. For AMD IOMMU I want to use the > > iommu=fullflush way because I want to reuse a parameter thats already > > there. Thats why I am against your reverting patch. > > So now I stop repeating my points again and again. EOD. > > I understood you want to use iommu=fullflush but you can't touch the > generic code without any discussion. > > And even if everyone is happy about the change, it's much better to > start from scratch rather than try to fix the things done in the wrong > way. Just sleep a night about the discussions for this issue and count then how often you changed your opinions and points. It all started with a objection from you against 'nofullflush' and ended in that you want to explain me the develpment process. And then think again if this unimportant minor change was worth all that ridiculous flaming. Good night, Joerg -- | AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company & Co. KG Operating | Wilschdorfer Landstr. 101, 01109 Dresden, Germany System | Register Court Dresden: HRA 4896 Research | General Partner authorized to represent: Center | AMD Saxony LLC (Wilmington, Delaware, US) | General Manager of AMD Saxony LLC: Dr. Hans-R. Deppe, Thomas McCoy