[PATCH RFC 26/46] drivers/base: provide an infrastructure for componentised subsystems

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Fri Jan 10 15:11:23 UTC 2014


On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 07:07:02AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 02:54:44PM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > Greg,
> > 
> > Not sure if you saw the outcome to your comment above.  My conclusion
> > was:
> > 
> > "Yes, I'm coming to that conclusion as well.  It looks like your "containers"
> > aren't about collecting up several individual component devices into one
> > super-device and probing the appropriate subsystem when all components are
> > known.
> > 
> > "Confused why Greg is pointing me at your patches."
> 
> Ah, sorry, I missed that in my "catch up on 2 weeks of email" flood.
> 
> > Does this mean you're happy with the patch?
> 
> Well, I will not object to it on the grounds of it being a duplicate of
> Rafael's work now :)
> 
> I'll be glad to consider it on its own, when you feel the series is
> ready to be submitted.

I'll sort out a new set of patches today, along with a branch to pull if
you wish to take them that way.

Thanks.

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