Re: [PATCH 037/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of the device_id attribute

[PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 001/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: VMBUS is an ACPI enumerated device, get rid of the PCI signature · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 027/117] Staging: hv: blkvsc: Get rid of the dev_type guid from blkvsc_drv.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 027/117] Staging: hv: blkvsc: Get rid of the dev_type guid from blkvsc_drv.c · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 030/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Initialize the driver name directly · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 032/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of the empty function netvsc_initialize() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 025/117] Staging: hv: util: Get rid of the DMI signature in hv_util.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 028/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Get rid of the device type guid from storvsc_drv.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 033/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of the unused name field in struct hv_driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 034/117] Staging: hv: mouse: Get rid of the dev_type guid in hv_mouse.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 104/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup storvsc_drv.c after adding the contents of hyperv_storage.h · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 105/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Make some non static functions, static functions · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 113/117] Staging: hv: util: Adjust guest time in a process context · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 117/117] Staging: hv: blkvsc: Get rid of blkvsc_drv.c as this code is not used · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 115/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Properly deal with de-registering channel callback · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 116/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Add code to display modalias attribute · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 114/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Check before invoking the channel callback · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 109/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: No need to copy from bounce buffer in case of a failure · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 111/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Change the signature of vmbus_child_driver_unregister() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 107/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Fix a typo · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 110/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Change the signature of vmbus_child_driver_register() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 108/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: In case of scsi errors offline the device · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 106/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Fixup srb and scsi status for INQUIRY and MODE_SENSE · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 112/117] Staging: hv: util: Forcefully shutdown when shutdown is requested · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 103/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Add the contents of hyperv_storage.h to storvsc_drv.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 101/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Include storvsc.c in storvsc_drv.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 098/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Handle IDE devices using the storvsc driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 098/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Handle IDE devices using the storvsc driver · Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> · 2011-07-16
[PATCH 094/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of release_inbound_net_device() by inlining the code · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 100/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Optimize the bounce buffer handling in the "read" case · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 099/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Optimize bounce buffer handling for the "write" case · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 102/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup storvsc_drv.c after adding the contents of storvsc.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 097/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Add code to handle IDE devices using the storvsc driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 097/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Add code to handle IDE devices using the storvsc driver · Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> · 2011-07-16
RE: [PATCH 097/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Add code to handle IDE devices using the storvsc driver · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-16
RE: [PATCH 097/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Add code to handle IDE devices using the storvsc driver · Sasha Levin <hidden> · 2011-07-16
RE: [PATCH 097/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Add code to handle IDE devices using the storvsc driver · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-16
Re: [PATCH 097/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Add code to handle IDE devices using the storvsc driver · Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> · 2011-07-16
[PATCH 087/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Further cleanup reference counting of stor_device · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 096/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Further cleanup reference counting of netvsc_device · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 092/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Prevent outgoing traffic when netvsc dev is destroyed · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 095/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage refcnt · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 093/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of release_outbound_net_device() by inlining the code · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 081/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Introduce a lock to protect the ext field in hv_device · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 081/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Introduce a lock to protect the ext field in hv_device · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
RE: [PATCH 081/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Introduce a lock to protect the ext field in hv_device · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
Re: [PATCH 081/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Introduce a lock to protect the ext field in hv_device · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-24
RE: [PATCH 081/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Introduce a lock to protect the ext field in hv_device · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
[PATCH 083/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Prevent outgoing traffic when stor dev is destroyed · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 082/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Use the newly introduced lock in accessing ext field · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 085/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Get rid of final_release_stor_device() by inlining code · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 091/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Use the newly introduced lock in accessing ext field · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 090/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Introduce state to manage the lifecycle of net device · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 088/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Inline the code for free_net_device() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 088/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Inline the code for free_net_device() · Dan Carpenter <hidden> · 2011-07-16
RE: [PATCH 088/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Inline the code for free_net_device() · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-16
[PATCH 089/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup alloc_net_device() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 086/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage ref_cnt · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 086/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage ref_cnt · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
RE: [PATCH 086/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage ref_cnt · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
Re: [PATCH 086/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage ref_cnt · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-24
RE: [PATCH 086/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage ref_cnt · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
Re: [PATCH 086/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage ref_cnt · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-24
RE: [PATCH 086/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage ref_cnt · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
Re: [PATCH 086/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Leverage the spinlock to manage ref_cnt · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-25
[PATCH 084/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Get rid of release_stor_device() by inlining the code · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 076/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Do not aquire an unnecessary reference on stor_device · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 072/117] Staging: hv: mouse: Get rid of the unused PCI signature · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 080/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Introduce state to manage the lifecycle of stor device · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 079/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup alloc_stor_device() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 078/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Rename get_stor_device() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 071/117] Staging: hv: mouse: Change the jump label Cleanup to cleanup · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 077/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Rename must_get_stor_device() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 075/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Inline free_stor_device() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 069/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error returns in rndis_filter_init_device() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 068/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error return values in rndis_filter_set_packet_filter() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 067/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error code in rndis_filter_query_device() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 074/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Change the jump label Exit to exit · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 070/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error code in rndis_filter_device_add() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 073/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Change the jump label Cleanup to cleanup · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 066/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error codes in rndis_filter_receive() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 065/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error return codes in netvsc_device_add() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 064/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error return values in netvsc_send() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 054/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup error handling in storvsc_do_io() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 063/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error returns in netvsc_connect_vsp() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 061/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error return codes in netvsc_destroy_recv_buf() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 062/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup error return values in netvsc_init_recv_buf() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 060/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Cleanup the returned error code in netvsc_probe() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 059/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup returned error code in storvsc_drv_init() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 057/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup returned error code in storvsc_host_reset() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 058/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup error code returned in storvsc_probe() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 055/117] Storage: hv: storvsc: Get rid of some unnecessary DPRINTs from storvsc.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 029/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of the dev_type guid from netvsc.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 052/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup error handling in storvsc_channel_init() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 056/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Fix/cleanup some dated comments in storvsc.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 037/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of the device_id attribute · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 037/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of the device_id attribute · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 053/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup error handling in storvsc_connect_to_vsp() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 051/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Cleanup error handling in storvsc_dev_add() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 050/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Retry vmbus_post_msg() before giving up · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 049/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of an unnecessary print statement in netvsc_probe() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 046/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Change the variable name openInfo to open_info in channel.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 044/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Rename openMsg to open_msg in channel.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 047/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup error values in ringbuffer.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 048/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup the error return value in vmbus_recvpacket_raw() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 045/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of unnecessary comments in channel.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 042/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of the function dump_gpadl_body() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 043/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of the function dump_gpadl_header() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 041/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of unnecessay comments in connection.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 040/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup error handling in hv_init() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 040/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup error handling in hv_init() · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 038/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of some unnecessary comments · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 036/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Make class_id attribute a human readable string · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 036/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Make class_id attribute a human readable string · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 039/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup unnecessary comments in hv.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 031/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of the driver name initialization in netvsc.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 031/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of the driver name initialization in netvsc.c · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 026/117] Staging: hv: util: Get rid of the PCI signature in hv_util.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 024/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of the DMI signature in netvsc_drv.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 022/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Get rid of the DMI signature · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 020/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Support the notion of id tables in vmbus_match() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 020/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Support the notion of id tables in vmbus_match() · Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> · 2011-07-16
RE: [PATCH 020/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Support the notion of id tables in vmbus_match() · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-16
Re: [PATCH 020/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Support the notion of id tables in vmbus_match() · Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org> · 2011-07-16
Re: [PATCH 020/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Support the notion of id tables in vmbus_match() · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 017/117] Staging: hv: mouse: Do not auto-load the mouse driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 017/117] Staging: hv: mouse: Do not auto-load the mouse driver · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 016/117] Staging: hv: mouse: Add the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() line · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 007/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Use the newly introduced vmbus ID in storvsc driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
RE: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
Re: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-24
RE: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
Re: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-24
RE: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
RE: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-25
Re: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-25
RE: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-25
Re: [PATCH 003/117] Staging: hv: Add struct hv_vmbus_device_id to mod_devicetable.h · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-25
[PATCH 009/117] Staging: hv: mousevsc: Use the newly introduced vmbus ID in mouse driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 005/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Introduce vmbus ID space in struct hv_driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 014/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Add the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() line · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 006/117] Staging: hv: blkvsc: Use the newly introduced vmbus ID in the blockvsc driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 006/117] Staging: hv: blkvsc: Use the newly introduced vmbus ID in the blockvsc driver · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 002/117] Staging: hv: Replace struct hv_guid with the uuid type already defined in Linux · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 011/117] Staging: hv: util: Use the newly introduced vmbus ID in util driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 011/117] Staging: hv: util: Use the newly introduced vmbus ID in util driver · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 021/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Get rid of an unnecessary include line in vmbus_drv.c · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 004/117] Staging: hv: Add code to parse struct hv_vmbus_device_id table · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 035/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Introduce a function to map the dev_type guid to a name · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 035/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Introduce a function to map the dev_type guid to a name · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 012/117] Staging: hv: blkvsc: Add the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() line · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 012/117] Staging: hv: blkvsc: Add the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() line · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
[PATCH 010/117] Staging: hv: util: Make hv_utils a vmbus device driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 013/117] Staging: hv: storvsc: Add MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() line · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 018/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup vmbus_match() · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 023/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Get rid of the PCI signature · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 008/117] Staging: hv: netvsc: Use the newly introduced vmbus ID in netvsc driver · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
[PATCH 019/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup vmbus_uevent() code · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: [PATCH 019/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup vmbus_uevent() code · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
RE: [PATCH 019/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup vmbus_uevent() code · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
Re: [PATCH 019/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup vmbus_uevent() code · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-24
RE: [PATCH 019/117] Staging: hv: vmbus: Cleanup vmbus_uevent() code · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
[PATCH 015/117] Staging: hv: util: Add the MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE() line · "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Large Patch Series in Email (was Re: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup) · Michael Witten <hidden> · 2011-07-15
RE: Large Patch Series in Email (was Re: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup) · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-07-15
Re: Large Patch Series in Email (was Re: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup) · Dan Carpenter <hidden> · 2011-07-15
Re: Large Patch Series in Email (was Re: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup) · Michael Witten <hidden> · 2011-07-15
Re: Large Patch Series in Email · David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> · 2011-07-15
Re: Large Patch Series in Email (was Re: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup) · Alan Cox <hidden> · 2011-07-15
Re: Large Patch Series in Email (was Re: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup) · Florian Mickler <hidden> · 2011-07-17
Re: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-23
RE: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup · KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com> · 2011-08-24
Re: [PATCH 0000/0117] Staging: hv: Driver cleanup · Greg KH <hidden> · 2011-08-24

From: Greg KH <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-23 23:30:53
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On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 10:46:25AM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:

The guid based instance data is not very useful. There is enough information
to identify the device. Get rid of this attribute.

But userspace probably wants to see this at times, don't remove it,
someone is going to need it, especially as this is how the driver/device
is bound together.

why delete it?

greg k-h

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