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From: "Bjørn Mork" <bjorn@mork•no>
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation•org>
Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft•net>,
	netdev@vger•kernel.org, linux-usb@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Using interface number probing for usbnet drivers before 3.6-rc1? (was: Re: [PATCH net] net: qmi_wwan: fix Gobi device probing)
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:19:35 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mx3flqns.fsf_-_@nemi.mork.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120623.023749.1066357959466872561.davem@davemloft.net> (David Miller's message of "Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:37:49 -0700 (PDT)")

David Miller <davem@davemloft•net> writes:
> From: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork•no>
> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:26:54 +0200
>
>> Is waiting for 3.6-rc1 the best alternative, or is cherry-picking them
>> an option?
>
> I'm extremely reluctant to have a dependency on another tree.
>
> The USB tree, on the other hand, could pull the net-next tree
> in so you can continue your dependent work there.

Hello Greg,

I know I said I would be more careful about cross-tree dependencies, but
here I am again...

The context is: How should I proceed with interface number based probing
for usbnet drivers, in particular qmi_wwan which already has a few
patches in net-next?

I see two possible remaining options:

 1) you pull the net-next changes into usb-next so that I can do the
    work against usb-next now, or
 2) I wait for 3.6-rc1 and do the work against the net tree after
    3.6-rc1 is merged there

I have decided to go for option #2 unless either of you have other
preferences, as I believe that is going to cause the least work and
merge trouble for you both.

The changes are mostly device IDs, but I am also going to rip out all
the whitelist probing logic becoming redundant. This is a single driver
and pretty obvious low risk though, so I believe it is appropriate for
an -rc2.

But please let me know if I'm on the wrong track here.


Bjørn

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-07-04 11:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-06-21 12:45 [PATCH net] net: qmi_wwan: fix Gobi device probing Bjørn Mork
2012-06-23  0:17 ` David Miller
     [not found]   ` <20120622.171735.637204872051168180.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-23  9:26     ` Bjørn Mork
     [not found]       ` <87y5neidk1.fsf-lbf33ChDnrE/G1V5fR+Y7Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-23  9:37         ` David Miller
2012-06-23 10:05           ` Bjørn Mork
     [not found]             ` <87txy2ibr8.fsf-lbf33ChDnrE/G1V5fR+Y7Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-23 10:35               ` David Miller
     [not found]                 ` <20120623.033546.563917179592608418.davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-23 10:44                   ` Bjørn Mork
2012-07-04 11:19           ` Bjørn Mork [this message]
     [not found]             ` <87mx3flqns.fsf_-_-lbf33ChDnrE/G1V5fR+Y7Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-04 14:46               ` Using interface number probing for usbnet drivers before 3.6-rc1? (was: Re: [PATCH net] net: qmi_wwan: fix Gobi device probing) Greg Kroah-Hartman
2012-07-04 14:50                 ` Using interface number probing for usbnet drivers before 3.6-rc1? Bjørn Mork
     [not found]                   ` <87ipe3lgvm.fsf-lbf33ChDnrE/G1V5fR+Y7Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-04 15:11                     ` Greg Kroah-Hartman

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