From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: Steve.Glendinning@smsc.com
Cc: linux@arm.linux.org.uk, ian.saturley@smsc.com,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
stanley.miao@windriver.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH REPOST 0/5] convert arm platforms to smsc911x
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:15:17 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090119.131517.149029812.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF8A57C3FE.48B3489D-ON80257543.0035BD44-80257543.003675E0@smsc.com>
From: Steve.Glendinning@smsc.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:53:54 +0000
> Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk> wrote on 19/01/2009
> 09:22:57:
> > On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 04:04:34PM +0800, stanley.miao wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2009-01-18 at 21:53 -0800, David Miller wrote:
> > > > I've applied patches 1 and 2, the smsc911x driver changes.
> > > >
> > > > I can pull the platform changes into net-next-2.6 as well
> > > > if people don't think there will enough conflicts to cause
> > > > problems.
> > >
> > > I think the platform data had better stay in arm tree.
> >
> > What would be the impact if patches 3 to 5 got merged before 1 and 2?
>
> It would not break compilation, but it would probably break ethernet
> support
> on those three platforms.
That's why I suggested they go where the dependency is for
proper functionality.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-01-19 21:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-15 9:07 [PATCH REPOST 0/5] convert arm platforms to smsc911x Steve Glendinning
2009-01-15 9:07 ` [PATCH 1/5] smsc911x: add support for platform-specific irq flags Steve Glendinning
2009-01-15 9:07 ` [PATCH 2/5] smsc911x: register isr as IRQF_SHARED Steve Glendinning
2009-01-15 9:08 ` [PATCH 3/5] arm: convert pcm037 platform to use smsc911x Steve Glendinning
2009-01-15 9:08 ` [PATCH 4/5] arm: convert realview " Steve Glendinning
2009-01-15 9:08 ` [PATCH 5/5] arm: convert omap ldp " Steve Glendinning
2009-01-15 9:23 ` stanley.miao
2009-01-19 22:35 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-01-20 0:30 ` David Miller
2009-01-19 5:53 ` [PATCH REPOST 0/5] convert arm platforms to smsc911x David Miller
2009-01-19 8:04 ` stanley.miao
2009-01-19 9:22 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-01-19 9:53 ` Steve.Glendinning
2009-01-19 21:15 ` David Miller [this message]
2009-01-19 21:31 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-01-19 22:12 ` David Miller
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