Re: [Qemu-devel] [qemu-s390x] [PATCH v7 33/42] exec: Replace device_endian with MemOp

[Edgar E. Iglesias]

On Mon, 19 Aug. 2019, 23:01 Richard Henderson, <address@hidden>
wrote:

> On 8/19/19 11:29 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > On 19/08/19 20:28, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> >> On 16/08/19 12:12, Thomas Huth wrote:
> >>> This patch is *huge*, more than 800kB. It keeps being stuck in the the
> >>> filter of the qemu-s390x list each time you send it. Please:
> >>>
> >>> 1) Try to break it up in more digestible pieces, e.g. change only one
> >>> subsystem at a time (this is also better reviewable by people who are
> >>> interested in one area)
> >>
> >> This is not really possible, since the patch is basically a
> >> search-and-replace.  You could perhaps use some magic
> >> ("DEVICE_MEMOP_ENDIAN" or something like that) to allow a split, but it
> >> would introduce more complication than anything else.
> >
> > I'm stupid, at this point of the series it _would_ be possible to split
> > the patch by subsystem.  Still not sure it would be actually an
> advantage.
>
> It might be easier to review if we split by symbol, one rename per patch
> over
> the entire code base.
>
>
> r~
>

Or if we review your script (I assume this wasn't a manual change). I'm not
sure it's realistic to have review on the entire patch or patches.

Best regards,
Edgar

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