[git pull] dma-buf tree

[Sumit Semwal]

On 9 January 2012 03:38, Linus Torvalds <torvalds at linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 7:06 AM, Dave Airlie <airlied at linux.ie> wrote:
>>
>> Now we've all agreed that the initial implementation is a good baseline
>> for us to move forward on, but its messy working with others when the core
>> code is out of tree. So we'd like to merge the core dma-buf code now so we
>> can all build on top of it for 3.4. I know some people would say we
>> shouldn't merge things with no users, but it will really make our lives
>> easier going forward to get this baseline into the tree.
>
> Ok, merged.
Hi Linus,
Thanks!
>
> However, I ask myself whether it's ever sane to ask the user to enable
> this? Isn't this very much a "drivers will use 'select' to pick up the
> intfrastructure code" kind of thing?
Yes, you're right; I will submit a patch to change appropriately, as
well as document it as well. Would it be ok to submit this change
alongwith one of the first users of the framework, or would you rather
prefer it in the rc2 / rc3 time frame?

>
>                      Linus
Best regards,
~Sumit.