Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:49:10 +1000 | From | Stephen Rothwell <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] serial: fix struct uart_info change fallout |
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Hi Alan,
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:44:36 +0100 Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > > > What is your problem with the linux-next tree. The problem was > > discovered and reported when I first merged the ttydev tree into > > linux-next on July 1. The fixes were in linux-next on July 2. > > Yes .. and ? The clashes kept happening despite that when I was doing the > merges (and going on holiday for a week and trying to sort it out with > limited time and internet access) > > Sorry I don't follow your line of discussion at all here ?
I interpreted your "So much for the linux-next tree" as saying "well, that has been no help". I am sorry if I got that wrong.
But my point above is that you had a fix for the current breakage in Linus' tree a couple of weeks before you sent the patches to Linus that broke the powerpc build (i.e. linux-next did its job) and yet you didn't combine the fix with the original patch or send the fix with the original patch. So we end up with a powerpc tree that won't build in the middle of the merge window while more powerpc patches are trying to be tested ... I understand that this could easily happen because of forgetfulness, tiredness or accident.
More care was needed.
-- Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/ [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | |