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Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC

From Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC
Date 2017-09-06 10:00 +0200
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On Tue, 05 Sep 2017, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> wrote:
> > On Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:53:41 +0200,
> > Lee Jones wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, 05 Sep 2017, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Tue, 05 Sep 2017 10:10:49 +0200,
> >> > Lee Jones wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > On Tue, 05 Sep 2017, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > On Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:24:51 +0200,
> >> > > > Lee Jones wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > On Mon, 04 Sep 2017, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > This patch adds the MFD driver for Dollar Cove (TI version) PMIC with
> >> > > > > > ACPI INT33F5 that is found on some Intel Cherry Trail devices.
> >> > > > > > The driver is based on the original work by Intel, found at:
> >> > > > > >   https://github.com/01org/ProductionKernelQuilts
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > This is a minimal version for adding the basic resources.  Currently,
> >> > > > > > only ACPI PMIC opregion and the external power-button are used.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193891
> >> > > > > > Reviewed-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
> >> > > > > > Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>
> >> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
> >> > > > > > ---
> >> > > > > > v4->v5:
> >> > > > > > * Minor coding-style fixes suggested by Lee
> >> > > > > > * Put GPL text
> >> > > > > > v3->v4:
> >> > > > > > * no change for this patch
> >> > > > > > v2->v3:
> >> > > > > > * Rename dc_ti with chtdc_ti in all places
> >> > > > > > * Driver/kconfig renames accordingly
> >> > > > > > * Added acks by Andy and Mika
> >> > > > > > v1->v2:
> >> > > > > > * Minor cleanups as suggested by Andy
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > >  drivers/mfd/Kconfig                   |  13 +++
> >> > > > > >  drivers/mfd/Makefile                  |   1 +
> >> > > > > >  drivers/mfd/intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti.c | 184 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> > > > > >  3 files changed, 198 insertions(+)
> >> > > > > >  create mode 100644 drivers/mfd/intel_soc_pmic_chtdc_ti.c
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > For my own reference:
> >> > > > >   Acked-for-MFD-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks!
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Now the question is how to deal with these.  It's no critical things,
> >> > > > so I'm OK to postpone for 4.15.  OTOH, it's really a new
> >> > > > device-specific stuff, thus it can't break anything else, and it'd be
> >> > > > fairly safe to add it for 4.14 although it's at a bit late stage.
> >> > >
> >> > > Yes, you are over 2 weeks late for v4.14.  It will have to be v4.15.
> >> >
> >> > OK, I'll ring your bells again once when 4.15 development is opened.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > > > IMO, it'd be great if you can carry all stuff through MFD tree; or
> >> > > > create an immutable branch (again).  But how to handle it, when to do
> >> > > > it, It's all up to you guys.
> >> > >
> >> > > If there aren't any build dependencies between the patches, each of
> >> > > the patches should be applied through their own trees.  What are the
> >> > > build-time dependencies?  Are there any?
> >> >
> >> > No, there is no strict build-time dependency.  It's just that I don't
> >> > see it nice to have a commit for a dead code, partly for testing
> >> > purpose and partly for code consistency.  But if this makes
> >> > maintenance easier, I'm happy with that, too, of course.
> >>
> >> There won't be any dead code.  All of the subsystem trees are pulled
> >> into -next [0] where the build bots can operate on the patches as a
> >> whole.
> >
> > But the merge order isn't guaranteed, i.e. at the commit of other tree
> > for this new stuff, it's a dead code without merging the MFD stuff
> > beforehand.  e.g. Imagine to perform the git bisection.  It's not
> > about the whole tree, but about the each commit.
> >
> > And I won't be surprised if 0-day build bot gets a new feature to
> > inspect the kconfig files, spot a dead kconfig entry and warn
> > maintainers at each commit, too :)
> 
> So I would prefer the whole series to go in via one tree in one go,
> because it is a series for a reason. :-)
> 
> The patches do depend on each other logically even though there may
> not be hard build-time dependencies between them.  It would be sort of
> good if the git history reflected that logical dependency.

We *never* do this.  Only build-time dependencies warrant the hassle
of immutable branches and cross-subsystem committing.  Patches should
be taken in via their own subsystems unless it would cause merge or
build issues if we did.

-- 
Lee Jones
Linaro STMicroelectronics Landing Team Lead
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[PATCH v5 0/3] Dollar Cove TI PMIC support for Intel Cherry Trail Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-04 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v5 2/3] platform/x86: Add support for Dollar Cove TI power button Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-04 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-04 16:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-05 09:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-05 09:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> - 2017-09-05 10:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-05 10:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-05 10:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-05 10:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-05 10:30 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-05 11:00 +0200
              Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-07 11:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 13:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-09-07 13:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 13:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-07 13:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 14:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-07 15:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 15:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-07 13:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 14:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-07 14:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 15:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-07 15:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 16:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-05 11:00 +0200
              Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-05 11:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org> - 2017-09-05 12:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 10:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-09-06 12:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 12:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 13:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-09-07 00:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 09:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-09-07 13:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com> - 2017-09-07 13:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-09-07 13:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 13:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 10:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-06 10:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 11:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-06 12:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-09-06 12:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 13:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 12:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-06 13:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-09-06 13:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 16:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-06 16:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-06 17:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI PMIC Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de> - 2017-09-06 17:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] mfd: Add support for Cherry Trail Dollar Cove TI  PMIC Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> - 2017-09-07 10:10 +0200

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