[Devel] [PATCH v6 06/10] glge driver: rename internal SEM_SET macro to SEM_INIT

[Jitendra Kalsaria]

>From: Serge Hallyn [mailto:serge.hallyn at canonical.com] 
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:33 AM
>To: Stanislav Kinsbursky
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>Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 06/10] glge driver: rename internal SEM_SET macro to SEM_INIT
>
>Quoting Stanislav Kinsbursky (skinsbursky at parallels.com):
>> The reason for shit patch is that SET_SET is desired to be a part of new part
>> of API of IPC sys_semctl() system call.
>> The name itself for IPC is quite natural, because all linux-specific commands
>> names for IPC system calls are originally created by replacing "IPC_" part by
>> "SEM_"("MSG_", "SHM_") part.
>> So, I'm hoping, that this change doesn't really matters for "QLogic qlge NIC
>
>Can't speak for the driver maintainer, but it does look sane.
>
>Acked-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serge.hallyn at ubuntu.com>

I don't get it why you are Acking on old series (V6) when he has already submitted newer V7 series.