Re: - fix-mtd-cfi-lpddr-flash-driver-huge-latency-bug.patch removed from -mm tree

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On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:33:26 +0100
stefani@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> Zitat von akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> 
> >
> > The patch titled
> >      mtd: CFI/LPDDR flash driver: fix huge latency bug
> > has been removed from the -mm tree.  Its filename was
> >      fix-mtd-cfi-lpddr-flash-driver-huge-latency-bug.patch
> >
> > This patch was dropped because of linux-next bitrot and struct mutex  
> > mutex[1] weirness
> >
> 
> Sorry but i did not understand. What does bitrot mean?

Other changes in linux-next caused it to break.

> And where was the problem with mutex[1]?

It caused warnings because your various calls to mutex_init() didn't handle
it correctly.

It's unconventional and odd - don't bother with it.


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