Re: [PATCH 01/12] parport: ax88796: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in parport_ax88796_probe()

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Mon Mar 12 2018 - 10:11:08 EST


On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 11:00 PM, Sudip Mukherjee
<sudipm.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Greg,
>
> On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 01:06:09PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 01, 2018 at 12:46:07PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> > On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 9:47 PM, Sudip Mukherjee
>> > <sudipm.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > > From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > >
>> > > Omit an extra message for a memory allocation failure in this function.
>> > >
>> > > This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>> > >
>> >
>> > Greg, just to be sure this series is under your scope.
>> > IIRC it had been sent during merge window, though it looks like your
>> > tty tree doesn't include it yet, while even older patches, which were
>> > sent as well during merge window, made it
>>
>> It's in my large "to-review" queue...
>>
>> Personally, stuff like this, from this specific developer, ends up at
>> the bottom of that list as well...
>
> do you want me to reorganize the series and resend?
> I can send patches 1 - 3 later.

Greg, this series contains patches from two developers, the patches
starting from #4 is more important since they are enabling BrainBox
multi I/O cards while cleaning up the partport_serial driver itself.
I understand you have a long queue, but would we have a chance to get
into v4.17 with these?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko