Re: [GIT PULL] New Mailbox framework for 3.18

From: Jassi Brar
Date: Tue Oct 21 2014 - 05:10:54 EST


On 21 October 2014 13:13, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Monday 20 October 2014 15:23:38 Jassi Brar wrote:
>> On 8 October 2014 11:09, Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hi Linus,
>> >
>> > A framework for Mailbox controllers and clients have been cooking for
>> > more than a year now. Everybody in the CC list had been copied on
>> > patchset revisions and most of them have made sounds of approval,
>> > though just one concrete Reviewed-by. The patchset has also been in
>> > linux-next for a couple of weeks now and no conflict has been
>> > reported. The framework has the backing of at least 5 platforms,
>> > though I can't say if/when they upstream their drivers (some
>> > businesses have 'changed').
>> >
>> Hi Linus,
>> While I was speculating on the reasons why you were not merging the
>> patchset - not enough Acked-Bys, you want it via asoc, my git server
>> down (I am not aware) or you just forgot in the unlikely case - I
>> missed the window.
>> There are couple of platforms waiting for the api to get upstream and
>> now I have the devs on my back. Assuming I messed up the pull request
>> somehow, may I know how?
>
> Jassi,
>
> I assume a contributing factor here was that you rebased the tree
> just before submission, which is always a bad sign.
>
> There is a small chance that Linus will still pull this for v3.18, as he
> said that he'd take a few things that have been submitted in time. If
> not, please rebase once more on top of v3.18-rc1 and send a pull request
> to arm@xxxxxxxxxx so we can put it into arm-soc for 3.19.
>
OK, I will. And thanks for pointing out the issue with rebasing.

Thanks
Jassi
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