Re: [PATCH 0/8] FPGA DFL Changes for 5.12

[Tom Rix]

On 1/10/21 10:57 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 11:43:54AM -0800, Tom Rix wrote:
>> On 1/10/21 9:05 AM, Moritz Fischer wrote:
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 07:46:29AM -0800, Tom Rix wrote:
>>>> On 1/7/21 8:09 AM, Tom Rix wrote:
>>>>> On 1/6/21 8:37 PM, Moritz Fischer wrote:
>>>>>> This is a resend of the previous (unfortunately late) patchset of
>>>>>> changes for FPGA DFL.
>>>>> Is there something I can do to help ?
>>>>>
>>>>> I am paid to look after linux-fpga, so i have plenty of time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some ideas of what i am doing now privately i can do publicly.
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. keep linux-fpga sync-ed to greg's branch so linux-fpga is normally in a pullable state.
>>> Is it not? It currently points to v5.11-rc1. If I start applying patches
>>> that require the changes that went into Greg's branch I can merge.
>> I mean the window between when we have staged patches and when they go into Greg's branch.
>>
>> We don't have any now, maybe those two trival ones.
>>
>> Since Greg's branch moves much faster than ours, our staging branch needs to be rebased regularly until its merge.
> Ick, no!  NEVER rebase a public branch.  Why does it matter the speed of
> my branch vs. anyone elses?  Git handles merges very well.
>
> Just like Linus's branches move much faster than mine, and I don't
> rebase my branches, you shouldn't rebase yours.
>
> Becides, I'm only taking _PATCHES_ for fpga changes at the moment, no
> git pulls, so why does it matter at all for any of this?
>
> What is the problem you are trying to solve here?

This 5.12 fpga patchset not making it into 5.11.

At some point before the 5.11 window, I tried it on next and it failed to merge.

This points to needing some c/i so it does not happen again.

Tom

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>