On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 11:43 PM Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Rafael, > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 01:02:18PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > > These series implement "references" properties for software nodes as true > > properties, instead of managing them completely separately. > > > > The first 10 patches are generic cleanups and consolidation and > > unification of the existing code; patch #11 implements moving of small > > properties inline when copying property entries; patch #12 implements > > PROPERTY_ENTRY_REF() and friends; patch #13 converts the user of > > references to the property syntax, and patch #14 removes the remains of > > references as entities that are managed separately. > > > > Patch #15 adds unit tests to verify that the handling of property > > entries is correct. > > Do you have any concerns with the series? I think Andy did all the > reviewing that he could... Yes, he did, and he is unconvinced. I basically have no problems with patches [1-9/15], so I'm going to queue them up for 5.5. Patch [10/15] by itself is kind of pointless IMO, so it'll depend on what happens to the rest. Patch [11/15] kind of causes brows to rise, so let me reply to it directly.