Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the drm tree

[Stephen Rothwell]

Hi Alan,

On Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:30:11 +0000 Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Ping?
> 
> As I said last time you asked this - the correct merge resolution is to
> pull the DRM updates and mark the staging GMA500 Kconfig "&& BROKEN". The
> staging driver is frozen while we merge outside of staging and will not
> be getting any attention at this point - changes there just mess up the
> move work which is far more important.
> 
> Also nothing in staging should be allowed to hold up real work. The
> resolution for anything in staging blocking merges is to mark the staging
> parts && BROKEN IMHO

Then if you are moving a driver out of staging, you should put a patch in
your tree to disable it in staging (or remove it in staging) and send
that patch to Greg as well.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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