From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756748AbZCNVJh (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:09:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754716AbZCNVJ1 (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:09:27 -0400 Received: from pfepb.post.tele.dk ([195.41.46.236]:57062 "EHLO pfepb.post.tele.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751738AbZCNVJ0 (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:09:26 -0400 Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:11:24 +0100 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Jing Huang Cc: James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com, kgudipat@brocade.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, rvadivel@brocade.com, vravindr@brocade.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] bfa: Brocade BFA FC SCSI driver (bfad) Message-ID: <20090314211124.GB3353@uranus.ravnborg.org> References: <200903142003.n2EK39r4031547@blc-10-6.brocade.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200903142003.n2EK39r4031547@blc-10-6.brocade.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 01:03:09PM -0700, Jing Huang wrote: > From: Jing Huang > > This patch contains code that interfaces to upper layer linux kernel, such as > PCI, SCSI mid-layer and sysfs etc. It is created using 2.6.29-rc8 kernel. This changelog does not say much. What is interfacing to upper layers for example. That it is created using 2.6.... is also useless once it is in the kernel. Try to think of what you expect to read when you look at the changelog of the patch as an outsider. Sam