Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1764955AbZFLSEW (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:04:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1765932AbZFLSD7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:03:59 -0400 Received: from gate.crashing.org ([63.228.1.57]:32925 "EHLO gate.crashing.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932858AbZFLSD6 (ORCPT ); Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:03:58 -0400 Cc: Li Yang , Ira Snyder , Timur Tabi , David Hawkins , Liu Dave-R63238 , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org" Message-Id: <1CD0A367-6F33-4185-A552-E3894E5805DD@kernel.crashing.org> From: Kumar Gala To: Dan Williams In-Reply-To: <4A329278.3010607@intel.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 13:01:42 -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> <24633D89-D4EC-4C27-8B7F-3992EFE50989@kernel.crashing.org> <4A329278.3010607@intel.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: 2005 Lines: 47 On Jun 12, 2009, at 12:38 PM, Dan Williams wrote: > Kumar Gala wrote: >> 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. > > I'll take fsldma patches through the dmaengine tree with Leo's ack/ > sign-off. That last request was a one-off because I had nothing > else to push and the discussion was very architecture specific. Sounds good to me. I expect you to pick up this patch for .31 - 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/