Re: [PATCH 0/15] STAGING: add lirc device drivers

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Jul 27 2010 - 16:01:18 EST


On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 04:33:32PM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em 27-07-2010 15:24, Jarod Wilson escreveu:
> > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 09:09:56AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> >> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 12:59:00PM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> >>> Em 26-07-2010 20:25, Jarod Wilson escreveu:
> >>
> >> Hm, Jarod, you forgot to cc: the staging maintainer, so I missed these
> >> :)
> >
> > D'oh, sorry, yeah, realized that about 10 minutes after I sent everything.
> > Figured I'd ping you if you hadn't said anything about 'em in a day or
> > three.
> >
> >>> Greg,
> >>>
> >>> It is probably simpler to merge those files via my tree, as they depend
> >>> on some changes scheduled for 2.6.36.
> >>>
> >>> Would it be ok for you if I merge them from my tree?
> >>
> >> No objection from me for them to go through your tree.
>
> Ok, thanks. I'll merge the patches on my tree.
>
> >>
> >> Do you want me to handle the cleanup and other fixes after they go into
> >> the tree, or do you want to also handle them as well (either is fine
> >> with me.)
> >
> > Note that I've got a git tree I've been maintaining the lirc drivers in
> > for a while, so whomever is ultimately the gateway, I can also stage
> > cleanups there -- I'll certainly be pushing any cleanups I do on the lirc
> > drivers there prior to sending along for upstream, or else I'm liable to
> > lose track of them... :)
> >
> > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jarod/linux-2.6-lirc.git
> >
>
> Well, maybe the easiest way would be if I handle the first merge, to be sure that
> they'll reach linux-next and 2.6.36 at the right time, avoiding conflicts with some
> core changes. After the merge, Jerod can handle it via his own tree.

Well, Jerod needs to send me the patches for inclusion in linux-next and
Linus's tree from his tree as I will need to coordinate them after the
initial merge from Mauro happens.

thanks,

greg k-h
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