Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752114Ab1DGJI2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Apr 2011 05:08:28 -0400 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:48398 "EHLO lo.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751832Ab1DGJI0 (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Apr 2011 05:08:26 -0400 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Alexander Clouter Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ARM: Differentiate SheevaPlugs and DockStars on the basis of the memory size. Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 09:55:25 +0100 Message-ID: References: <1302122121-3652-1-git-send-email-holler@ahsoftware.de> <1302122121-3652-2-git-send-email-holler@ahsoftware.de> <4D9CED15.2010806@ahsoftware.de> <4D9CF5B3.9020007@ahsoftware.de> X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: chipmunk.wormnet.eu User-Agent: tin/1.9.6-20100522 ("Lochruan") (UNIX) (Linux/2.6.32-5-sparc64-smp (sparc64)) Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1517 Lines: 30 In gmane.linux.kernel Alexander Holler wrote: > > Sorry, I don't feel the need to waste my time prodcuing patches to get > them called "abominations". Which means my willingness to post further > patches just got below zero. > In a posting from Nico before you got offended it was explained to you *why* it was a Bad Idea(tm) and that that sort of thing simply does not work. As a game, is it really a situation with *zero* probability of occuring that someone might produce a kirkwood/Sheeva flavoured board with only 128MB RAM? As well as a willingness to 'produce' patches (which to be frank *anyone* can do[1])...the hard part is producing *good* patches. To produce good patches you need to read and understand the wisdom you get back from the mailing lists you post to. If you do not understand the reasoning, ask. This is why you see [PATCHv${BIGNUM}] so often in a number of mailing lists. If you are not willing to accept *everyone*, including yourself, writes crap code...well the value of your patches falls below zero. Cheers [1] just look at the abomination Marvell released for their 'orion5x' chipset originally -- Alexander Clouter .sigmonster says: But Captain -- the engines can't take this much longer! -- 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/