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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Cheng Renquan <crquan@gmail.com>
Cc: Eric Moore <Eric.Moore@lsi.com>,
	support@lsi.com, DL-MPTFusionLinux@lsi.com,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	chengrq@uit.com.cn
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mpt fusion: port "4.00.43.00" to mainstream git kernel
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:59:15 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081208045915.GA14968@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <91b13c310812071851s5a82d52em63f86f1d3aa42ee9@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 10:51:48AM +0800, Cheng Renquan wrote:
> Hi, all,
> 
> I have tested and verified that these two patches can let my LSI-SAS-1068E
> controllers work well with 2.6.26.2 kernels, perfect,
> 
> Tested-by: Cheng Renquan <crquan@gmail.com>
> 
> but the latest git kernel has not yet been tested. just buildable. I
> personally suggest these patches integrated into Greg KH's staging
> tree. It seems meet staging's purpose well?

The staging tree is for new drivers that are not already included in the
kernel tree.  Not for patches to existing drivers, that wouldn't really
work out.

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2008-12-08  5:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-12-05 13:26 [PATCH 1/2] mpt fusion: updated mpt drivers from lsi upstream "4.00.43.00" crquan
2008-12-05 13:26 ` [PATCH 2/2] mpt fusion: port "4.00.43.00" to mainstream git kernel crquan
2008-12-08  2:51   ` Cheng Renquan
2008-12-08  4:59     ` Greg KH [this message]
2008-12-08 15:17   ` James Bottomley
     [not found] ` <20081208140742.1c3a026d.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2008-12-09  3:35   ` [PATCH 1/2] mpt fusion: updated mpt drivers from lsi upstream "4.00.43.00" Cheng Renquan

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