Re: [patch 04/19] acpi: replace kmalloc+memset with kzalloc

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On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:43:19 -0500
Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Cleanup patches like this make it very difficult to work with -mm,
> as they conflict with just about every possible change.

hm, I'm a little surprised - I maintain the patch so it applies against
your tree.  I guess you have other stuff outstanding.

> This means that if I don't apply patches in the same order
> as Andrew's quilt series, then I've got merge hell.
> And experience shows that there is a 0% chance that
> I can apply patches in the order that -mm does.
> 
> All this, for zero functional benefit.
> 
> Andrew, please do not accept cleanup patches in -mm
> that touch ACPI files.  It would be easier if they were
> sent to me and I got to choose when the "flag days" occur
> based on what other patches are in the queue to Linus.

It _was_ sent to you - I just sent it ;)

In future I'll stage patches like this at the tail of the -mm acpi queue so
the more substantive things don't get tangled up with it.

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