Question on git merge patch

[Huang, FrankR]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michel Dänzer [mailto:michel at daenzer.net]
> Sent: 2011年10月13日 16:21
> To: Huang, FrankR
> Cc: xorg-driver-ati at lists.x.org
> Subject: RE: Question on git merge patch
> 
> On Don, 2011-10-13 at 11:04 +0800, Huang, FrankR wrote:
> > > From: Michel Dänzer [mailto:michel at daenzer.net]
> > > On Mit, 2011-10-12 at 18:05 +0800, Huang, FrankR wrote:
> > > > > From: Michel Dänzer [mailto:michel at daenzer.net]
> > > > > On Mit, 2011-10-12 at 17:08 +0800, Huang, FrankR wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > From its content, it will do some modification to functions like
> > > > > > evergreen_irq_ack(). Actually right now I am developing graphics
> > > > > > driver under wec7 and use linux graphics driver as the reference.
> I
> > > > > > want to know how to use this patch.
> > > > >
> > > > > From gitk, I think you probably mean commit
> > > > > 6f34be50bd1bdd2ff3c955940e033a80d05f248a ('drm/radeon/kms: add
> > > pageflip
> > > > > ioctl support (v3)').
> > > > Yup! I mean this patch. How do you find this patch? I have not used
> > > > gitk before. You use it to find this patch?
> > >
> > > Yes. I recommend getting familiar with gitk (or another similar tool),
> > > its UI is unintuitive but highly functional.
> > Thanks, Michel. I have installed that UI tool in my linux disk. It
> > looks great. Very easy to use it by start. Before I used web page to
> > see the diff information. Right now this tool will replace.
> 
> Glad you like it. :)
> 
> 
> > > > It seems that Alex submitted this patch to dri-devel mail list.
> Right?
> > > > Actually I am not sure what is this patch is used for. Why Alex
> submit
> > > > this big patch here? Why not xorg-driver-ati mail list? :)
> > >
> > > Kernel DRM patches are submitted to the dri-devel list, and usually
> only
> > > discussed there.
> > Okay. Before I only subscribed xorg-driver-ati mail list. Seems
> > sometimes, besides ddx driver, it also talks on kms driver. So if I
> > want to submit s question on KMS driver, where is the best place to
> > discuss it?
> 
> Generally dri-devel. Possibly this list, if it's strictly Radeon
> hardware related. But please always choose one list or the other instead
> of cross-posting.
Okay. Got it.
It is helpful.

> 
> 
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> Earthling Michel Dänzer           |                   http://www.amd.com
> Libre software enthusiast         |          Debian, X and DRI developer


Thanks,
Frank