On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:46:11 +0000 Grant Likely <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 12:19 AM, Bill Pemberton <[email protected]> wrote: > > CONFIG_HOTPLUG is no longer an optional setting. In order to remove > > it as on option code paths that check CONFIG_HOTPLUG will removed > > along with the attributes __devexit_p, __devexit, __devinitconst, and > > __devinitdata. > > > > I'll save the list from the mailbomb of this huge patchset. The > > patches themselves are going to Greg KH for the driver core tree. > > > > > > Bill Pemberton (493): > [...] > > 2942 files changed, 11645 insertions(+), 12116 deletions(-) > > So, I've got no problem with the reason for the change and I don't > even think you need my ack for the bits that I maintain (though you > have it if you want it). However, this looks like it is going to be > /painful/. First of all it will touch a huge number of files in the > tree. Yes the change is trivial, but it will require manual fixups on > a lot of patches. Yeah, this is dopey. Send the script to Linus and ask him to run it seven seconds before he releases -rc1, when everyone's trees are empty(ish). Or send him a single megapatch at that time. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
