All with a single "no". Not "We can't accept this, let's talk about how to make us both happy". With that he gave new ammunition to every manager at every large

All with a single "no". Not "We can't accept this, let's talk about how to make us both happy". With that he gave new ammunition to every manager at every large hardware corporation [...] I'm not blaming Dave for refusing the patch for tech cases. I AM blaming him for refusing it so flatly and not actively working more with AMD to get the situation fixed. He's been giving the "let's talk about how to make us both happy" answers for months and months. That's not a single "no." That's not flat. What that is, is a lot of design review and "soft nos." (I do still agree that it's ammunition. People who are looking for a reason not to contribute to the kernel will have no problem using this email out of context either.) Other than eventually "taking one for the team," caving, and merging what AMD wants, what level of support are you talking about here? As far as I can tell, your post takes the stance that a "hard no" to any patchset is going too far.