Re: [PATCH 3/8] symbols/ppc: re-number intermediate files

[Timothy Pearson <tpearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "Timothy Pearson" <tpearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "xen-devel" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Andrew Cooper" 
> <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Julien Grall"
> <julien@xxxxxxx>, "Stefano Stabellini" <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Anthony 
> PERARD" <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Michal
> Orzel" <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx>, "Roger Pau Monné" <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 8:21:31 AM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] symbols/ppc: re-number intermediate files

> On 26.11.2025 15:14, Timothy Pearson wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Timothy Pearson" <tpearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>>> On 26.11.2025 15:07, Timothy Pearson wrote:
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: "xen-devel" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>> In preparation to do away with symbols-dummy, re-number the assembly and
>>>>> object files used, for the numbers to match the next passes real output.
>>>>> This is to make 0 available to use for what now is handled by
>>>>> symbols-dummy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> Looks good to me.
>>>>
>>>> Acked-by: Timothy Pearson <tpearson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Thanks, but for clarification: This doesn't mean very much unless provided
>>> by a maintainer (M: in ./MAINTAINERS). As a reviewer, you'd use Reviewed-by:
>>> to fulfill the purpose set forth in the textual part of that file. Provided
>>> of course you actually did a review.
>> 
>> Understood, and yes, the patches were in fact reviewed.  I will use the
>> alternate string in the future.
> 
> Then still for the ones here: May I flip them to R-b, meaning the patches can
> in fact go in without anyone else's (i.e. a REST maintainer's) ack?
> 
> Jan

Yes, for both the [3/8] and [4/8] patches which I have personally reviewed.