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Date:   Wed, 9 Jun 2021 17:11:39 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 13:55:04 -0700
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:

> I think the cleanups could be separate. I in no way _hate_ Liangyan's
> patch, it's just that when looking at it I just went "that code is
> very confusing".

OK, I'll do the clean up now for the next merge window.

> 
> So I'm certainly also ok with just getting that ugly fix, and then
> hope for a cleanup later. Maybe with a comment or two.

My tests are currently at the "allyesconfig" portion, and has other
tests to finish up after that. So I expect it will be done in a few
hours, and if there's no issues, I'll send it to you after it is
completed.

Thanks,

-- Steve