Re: [PATCH 0/3] Revert panel fixes and original buggy patch

[Neil Armstrong]

Hi Linus,

On 28/11/2023 00:36, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 12:25 AM Laurent Pinchart
> <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 12:10:18AM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > > This series reverts the attempts to fix the bug that went
> > > into v6.7-rc1 in commit 199cf07ebd2b
> > > "drm/bridge: panel: Add a device link between drm device and panel device"
> > > and then it reverts that patch as well.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > Linus Walleij (3):
> > >        Revert "driver core: Export device_is_dependent() to modules"
> > >        Revert "drm/bridge: panel: Check device dependency before managing device link"
> > >        Revert "drm/bridge: panel: Add a device link between drm device and panel device"
> >
> > To preserve bisectability, you should revert in the opposite order.
>
> You mean apply patch 2, then 1, then 3 so the kernel builds after each
> revert?
>
> Yeah that's a good idea, I don't know if I should apply these though, better
> someone else do it since I screwed up too much.
>
> Another option is to just squash the reverts into one, that bisects too :/

You can apply them now, or tell me if you want me to apply them.

Neil

> Yours,
> Linus Walleij