RE: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: hv: Applied all the patches already in thestaging queue

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Thu Jan 26 2012 - 12:48:32 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 12:38 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ohering@xxxxxxxx; jbottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: hv: Applied all the patches already in the staging
> queue
>
> On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 09:38:34AM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > This patch gets the storage driver to the same level as in the staging tree.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/staging/hv/storvsc_drv.c | 1301 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> > 1 files changed, 633 insertions(+), 668 deletions(-)
>
> What? That changelog comment makes no sense at all, as you are patching
> the staging version of the driver. This isn't an acceptable patch at
> all.
>
> Yes, I have pending patches for this driver in my "to-apply" queue, but
> that is for 3.4, not now.

If you prefer; we could move the storage driver out of staging, based on the code
We have in staging. I could re-submit the patches against the new location for
3.4.

Regards,

K. Y

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