Greg KH <gre...@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 01:41:46PM -0500, Bill Pemberton wrote: >> Andrew Morton writes: >> > >> > On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:46:11 +0000 Grant Likely ><grant.lik...@secretlab.ca> wrote: >> > >> > > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Bill Pemberton ><wf...@virginia.edu> wrote: >> > > > CONFIG_HOTPLUG is no longer an optional setting. In order to >remove >> > > > it as on option code paths that check CONFIG_HOTPLUG will >removed >> > > > along with the attributes __devexit_p, __devexit, >__devinitconst, and >> > > > __devinitdata. >> > > > >> > > > I'll save the list from the mailbomb of this huge patchset. >The >> > > > patches themselves are going to Greg KH for the driver core >tree. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Bill Pemberton (493): >> > > [...] >> > > > 2942 files changed, 11645 insertions(+), 12116 deletions(-) >> > > >> > > So, I've got no problem with the reason for the change and I >don't >> > > even think you need my ack for the bits that I maintain (though >you >> > > have it if you want it). However, this looks like it is going to >be >> > > /painful/. First of all it will touch a huge number of files in >the >> > > tree. Yes the change is trivial, but it will require manual >fixups on >> > > a lot of patches. >> > >> > Yeah, this is dopey. Send the script to Linus and ask him to run >it >> > seven seconds before he releases -rc1, when everyone's trees are >> > empty(ish). Or send him a single megapatch at that time. >> > >> >> I like the script idea for removing all the __dev markings. Creating >> the patches in the first place was a game of whack-a-mole as various >> trees changed. You mean this series wasn't created with a script? You did this by hand? If so then I must say kudos on your dedication! But it makes me more nervous about the series. Too easy to fat finger many things when touching that many files. Please do write a script and post that for review. g. > >Linus doesn't like to take scripts, I had planned on queueing all of >these up that different subsystems maintainers didn't take, and pushing >the ones that did merge cleanly into -rc1. Then, right after -rc1 is >out, go through the tree once more to get the stragglers. > >Sound reasonable? > >thanks, > >greg k-h -- Grant Likely, P.Eng. Secret Lab Technologies Ltd. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
