On 27/5/19 10:02, Andrey Smirnov wrote:
> On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:49 AM Ahmad Fatoum <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Andrey,
>>
>> On 27/5/19 09:28, Andrey Smirnov wrote:
>>>>>> Generally, affected boards have been broken since day 1, because the
>>>>>> LVDS output
>>>>>> would've locked up every blue moon or so. If this patch breaks them,
>>>>>> they're just
>>>>>> more reliably broken. :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> There's a world of difference between not working every once in a blue
>>>>> moon and not working from a first boot.
>>>>
>>>> Ye, the latter one can be dealt with on-the-spot. The other is much more
>>>> costly to
>>>> fix.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Here's a different perspective: If you needed to make an urgent phone
>>> call, would you rather you phone didn't work every once in a blue moon
>>> or be broken for the get go?
>>
>> The expectation is that the phone's basic operation was verified beforehand
>> and a once-in-a-blue-moon kind of issue is easier missed than an always
>> occurring one.
>>
>> Do I take this as you voicing support of v1 of the patchset?
>>
>
> No, not at all. Both versions are fine as far as I am concerned and
> should proceed on whatever course you guys decided on. This particular
> conversation started with you trying to convince me that "generally"
s/generally/strictly speaking/, would maybe have conveyed the intention
better.
> your patch didn't break the board and it was always broken, just less
> reliably so. My point is that this is just a borderline exercise in
> sophistry and if a thing went from "working 99% of the time" to "not
> working at all" after a change, that change broke that thing. Even if
> the change itself is a good thing and definitely should be done.
I didn't mean to downplay the patch's breakage. It's just that arguing
in favor of it is easier when the aspect was partially broken before.
Thanks again,
Ahmad
>
> Thanks,
> Andrey Smirnov
>
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