linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] mfd: smsc-ece1099: Refactoring for smsc_i2c

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Date:	Tue, 12 Jan 2016 09:05:32 +0000
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mfd: smsc-ece1099: Refactoring for smsc_i2c_probe()

Please refrain from replying off-list.  Adding back the Cc's.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2016, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> > Oh, the subject line is also duff.  Please describe the changes properly.
> > 
> > "refactoring X", "making changes to Y" are not good subject lines.
> 
> Which topic would you prefer for my update suggestion instead?

This one.

"mfd: smsc-ece1099: Refactoring for smsc_i2c_probe()"

The function name and just describing the changes as "refactoring" do
not describe the changes in a helpful way.

> >> Code looks fine however.
> 
> Thanks for your look.
> 
> 
> >> Please re-submit the set with the aforementioned changes along with my:
> >>
> >> Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> 
> Do you really request that I should append this tag already to messages
> for (my adjusted) commits you can not see so far?

Yes.  The code looks fine, and if the commit log is still not up to
scratch I just won't apply it. :)

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