Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754498AbZFLPF5 (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:05:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753519AbZFLPFr (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:05:47 -0400 Received: from gate.crashing.org ([63.228.1.57]:44590 "EHLO gate.crashing.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753460AbZFLPFq (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:05:46 -0400 Cc: Ira Snyder , Dan Williams , Timur Tabi , David Hawkins , Liu Dave-R63238 , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org Message-Id: <24633D89-D4EC-4C27-8B7F-3992EFE50989@kernel.crashing.org> From: Kumar Gala To: Li Yang In-Reply-To: <2a27d3730906120223w9f30b7ewfd22eb328e3a23d3@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Subject: Re: [PATCH] fsldma: use PCI Read Multiple command Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:03:27 -0500 References: <49F608B7.9080409@ovro.caltech.edu> <49F60A3A.4060402@freescale.com> <49F61416.8040501@ovro.caltech.edu> <49F614FC.70000@freescale.com> <20090427204213.GA4960@ovro.caltech.edu> <49F619C4.20100@freescale.com> <09185A86-F744-4302-A78A-04E1FFFA32BD@kernel.crashing.org> <20090611151750.GB9323@ovro.caltech.edu> <2a27d3730906120223w9f30b7ewfd22eb328e3a23d3@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1605 Lines: 42 On Jun 12, 2009, at 4:23 AM, Li Yang wrote: > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Ira Snyder > wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 09:45:26PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote: >>> >>> On Apr 27, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Dan Williams wrote: >>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Timur Tabi >>>> wrote: >>>>> Adding Kumar to the CC: list, since he might pick up the patch. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Acked-by: Dan Williams >>>> >>>> I agree with taking this through Kumar's tree. >>> >>> I'm going through patches for .31.. Should I still pick this up? >>> Going >>> forward should I pick up fsldma patches? >>> >> >> I'm fine with that, but you should probably talk to Li Yang (added to >> CC). He's gotten in contact with me a few times recently. > > I am fine with both ways for this patch as it is only related to > Freescale register details. But in general I think patches should go > through functional subsystem, as they usually would need insight of > the subsystem architecture. I prefer the way that the patch acked or > signed-off by Freescale guys and push upstream through Dan's tree as > most other subsystems did. Unless Dan prefers to ack the subsystem > architectural part of each patch and have them pushed other way. I agree w/this and just wanting to see what Dan's preference is. - k -- 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/