linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/hwmon: bugfix and support for emc1412 in emc1403.c

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Date:	Sun, 11 May 2014 13:12:28 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
To:	Josef Gajdusek <atx@....name>
Cc:	linux@...ck-us.net, lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/hwmon: bugfix and support for emc1412 in
 emc1403.c

Hi Josef,

On Sun, 11 May 2014 12:31:52 +0200, Josef Gajdusek wrote:
> Adds support for emc1412 to emc1403.c + minor bugfix
> 
> * Renamed generic thermal_* prefixed names to emc1403_*

Why? This adds a lot of noise to your patch and the benefit isn't
obvious. If you really want to do that, then it should be a separate
patch.

> * Fixed set_hyst being broken (i. e. writing 86000 set hysteresis to 84000)

Bug fixes should be sent as separate patches, so that they can be
ported back to stable, long-term and distribution kernels.

> * Added support for emc1412
> 
> Signed-off-by: Josef Gajdusek <atx@....name>

> +MODULE_ALIAS("i2c:emc1403");

Why add an alias which is already present?

-- 
Jean Delvare
SUSE L3 Support
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