Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:30:37 +0800 | From | "Jaya Kumar" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] fbdev: Make deferred I/O work as advertized |
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On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 2:37 AM, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > > Do we need some of all of that patch in 2.6.25? I wasn't aware of such a > need. > > If the drivers/video/fb_defio.c hunk of that patch fixes something then I'd > be inclined to merge the whole thing - adding a new driver won't hurt > anyone. >
Yes, the defio hunk is a bugfix. I agree with pushing the whole thing to 2.6.25 if there are people who need it in 2.6.25. I believe there is no risk of impact on anyone else.
Thanks, jaya
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