RE: linux-next: manual merge of the char-misc tree with the driver-core tree

[Winkler, Tomas]

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> On Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:35:52 +1000 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > Today's linux-next merge of the char-misc tree got a conflict in:
> >
> >   drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
> >
> > between commit:
> >
> >   5666d896e838 ("mei: no need to check return value of debugfs_create
> > functions")
> >
> > from the driver-core tree and commit:
> >
> >   b728ddde769c ("mei: Convert to use DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE macro")
> >
> > from the char-misc tree.
> >
> > I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This is
> > now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> > conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your
> > tree is submitted for merging.  You may also want to consider
> > cooperating with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise
> > any particularly complex conflicts.
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Stephen Rothwell
> >
> > diff --cc drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
> > index df6bf8b81936,47cfd5005e1b..000000000000
> > --- a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
> > @@@ -233,22 -154,46 +154,21 @@@ void mei_dbgfs_deregister(struct
> mei_de
> >    *
> >    * @dev: the mei device structure
> >    * @name: the mei device name
> >  - *
> >  - * Return: 0 on success, <0 on failure.
> >    */
> >  -int mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name)
> > +void mei_dbgfs_register(struct mei_device *dev, const char *name)
> >   {
> >  -	struct dentry *dir, *f;
> >  +	struct dentry *dir;
> >
> >   	dir = debugfs_create_dir(name, NULL);
> >  -	if (!dir)
> >  -		return -ENOMEM;
> >  -
> >   	dev->dbgfs_dir = dir;
> >
> >  -	f = debugfs_create_file("meclients", S_IRUSR, dir,
> >  -				dev, &mei_dbgfs_meclients_fops);
> >  -	if (!f) {
> >  -		dev_err(dev->dev, "meclients: registration failed\n");
> >  -		goto err;
> >  -	}
> >  -	f = debugfs_create_file("active", S_IRUSR, dir,
> >  -				dev, &mei_dbgfs_active_fops);
> >  -	if (!f) {
> >  -		dev_err(dev->dev, "active: registration failed\n");
> >  -		goto err;
> >  -	}
> >  -	f = debugfs_create_file("devstate", S_IRUSR, dir,
> >  -				dev, &mei_dbgfs_devstate_fops);
> >  -	if (!f) {
> >  -		dev_err(dev->dev, "devstate: registration failed\n");
> >  -		goto err;
> >  -	}
> >  -	f = debugfs_create_file("allow_fixed_address", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
> dir,
> >  -				&dev->allow_fixed_address,
> >  -				&mei_dbgfs_allow_fa_fops);
> >  -	if (!f) {
> >  -		dev_err(dev->dev, "allow_fixed_address: registration
> failed\n");
> >  -		goto err;
> >  -	}
> >  -	return 0;
> >  -err:
> >  -	mei_dbgfs_deregister(dev);
> >  -	return -ENODEV;
> >  +	debugfs_create_file("meclients", S_IRUSR, dir, dev,
> > - 			    &mei_dbgfs_fops_meclients);
> > ++			    &mei_dbgfs_meclients_fops);
> >  +	debugfs_create_file("active", S_IRUSR, dir, dev,
> > - 			    &mei_dbgfs_fops_active);
> > ++			    &mei_dbgfs_active_fops);
> >  +	debugfs_create_file("devstate", S_IRUSR, dir, dev,
> > - 			    &mei_dbgfs_fops_devstate);
> > ++			    &mei_dbgfs_devstate_fops);
> >  +	debugfs_create_file("allow_fixed_address", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, dir,
> >  +			    &dev->allow_fixed_address,
> > - 			    &mei_dbgfs_fops_allow_fa);
> > ++			    &mei_dbgfs_allow_fa_fops);
> >   }
> > -
> 
> I am still getting this conflict (the commit ids may have changed).
> Just a reminder in case you think Linus may need to know.

The conflict is resolved correctly,  the conflicts are between Greg's misc-char  and driver-core git trees.
Actually I've asked Greg this git expertise question: how the **exact** conflict resolution is carried between git trees (before it is finally resolved in upstream for all.). 
For next time If anyone has the answer, please let me know.

Thanks
Tomas