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Date:   Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:07:51 +0100
From:   Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
To:     Daniel Walker <danielwa@cisco.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] powerpc: convert config files to generic cmdline
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On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 12:59:56PM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 01:03:55PM +0100, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> > 
> > Ok, so you agree we don't need to provide two CMDLINE, one to be appended and one to be prepended.
> > 
> > Let's only provide once CMDLINE as of today, and ask the user to select
> > whether he wants it appended or prepended or replacee. Then no need to
> > change all existing config to rename CONFIG_CMDLINE into either of the new
> > ones.
> > 
> > That's the main difference between my series and Daniel's series. So I'll
> > finish taking Will's comment into account and we'll send out a v3 soon.
> 
> It doesn't solve the needs of Cisco, I've stated many times your changes have
> little value. Please stop submitting them.

FWIW, they're useful for arm64 and I will gladly review the updated series.

I don't think asking people to stop submitting patches is ever the right
answer. Please don't do that.

Will