Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757552AbbKSCZV (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:25:21 -0500 Received: from kvm5.telegraphics.com.au ([98.124.60.144]:54756 "EHLO kvm5.telegraphics.com.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754125AbbKSCZR (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:25:17 -0500 Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:24:56 +1100 (AEDT) From: Finn Thain To: Sam Creasey , Michael Schmitz , Ondrej Zary cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" , linux-m68k@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/71] More fixes, cleanup and modernization for NCR5380 drivers In-Reply-To: <201511181235.15663.linux@rainbow-software.org> Message-ID: References: <20151118083455.331768508@telegraphics.com.au> <201511181235.15663.linux@rainbow-software.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2227 Lines: 47 On Wed, 18 Nov 2015, Ondrej Zary wrote: > On Wednesday 18 November 2015, Finn Thain wrote: > > > Like my previous work on the NCR5380 drivers, this patch series has > > bug fixes, code cleanup and modernization. These drivers suffer from > > mistakes, poor style and neglect and this long series addresses the > > worst of it, covering all ten wrapper drivers and both of the core > > driver forks. The combined size of the drivers is reduced by about 750 > > LoC. > > > > This series continues to reduce divergence between the two core driver > > forks, often by copying a bug fix from one to the other. Most patches > > are larger for having to keep the two forks in sync. Making the same > > change to both is churn if one of them is to be removed but neither > > can be as yet. By the end of this series the diff between the two > > forks is minimal, so it becomes clear what caused the fork and what > > can be done about it. > > > > This patch series did benefit from scripts/checkpatch.pl but not too > > much. Decades ago, these drivers started out with 4-space tabs and if > > the 80 column limit were to be strictly enforced now, it would require > > adding new functions and shortening identifiers. I would defer this > > sort of activity until after the fork has been resolved. > > > > I have compile-tested all patches to all NCR5380 drivers (x86, ARM, > > m68k) and regression tested mac_scsi and dmx3191d modules on suitable > > hardware. Testing the mac_scsi and dmx3191d modules provides only > > limited coverage. It would be good to see some testing of ISA cards > > and Sun 3 and Atari hardware too (I don't have any). > > I have some NCR5380 ISA cards and can test them. > Thanks Ondrej. I've no idea which ISA drivers are presently working in mainline. Finding regressions may be more difficult than usual ;-) Michael, Sam: only atari_scsi and sun3_scsi implement DMA support, so some testing of either driver would be helpful. -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/