[PATCH V2 2/2] mmc: mmci: Move ios_handler functionality into the driver

Lee Jones lee.jones at linaro.org
Tue Jan 22 05:56:08 EST 2013


On Tue, 22 Jan 2013, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:20:10AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Tue, 22 Jan 2013, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:53:42AM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones at linaro.org> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > >> From: Lee Jones <lee.jones at linaro.org>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> There are currently two instances of the ios_handler being used.
> > > > >> Both of which mearly toy with some regulator settings. Now there
> > > > >> is a GPIO regulator API, we can use that instead, and lessen the
> > > > >> per platform burden. By doing this, we also become more Device
> > > > >> Tree compatible.
> > > > >
> > > > > Russell,
> > > > >
> > > > > Why is this patch in your tree with Ulf as the Author?
> > > > 
> > > > This is because of the way Russell's patch tracker works, it sets
> > > > Author: to the name of the person using the patch tracker and
> > > > discards the From: field in the beginning of the patch which
> > > > git am will conversely respect.
> > > 
> > > Actually, the reverse.  It does now respect the From: line, but the
> > > From: line will be ignored for all notifications about the patch
> > > because the patch system was never built to parse the actual comments
> > > when sending out the email notifications.
> > 
> > So what do I have to do to reaffirm myself as the author?
> 
> I'd need to recommit the patch with the right information, which isn't
> that easy to do.

Are you saying that you won't do it? :)

Is there anything I can do to make the process easier?

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