linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv13 2/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

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Date:   Fri, 2 Dec 2016 19:22:10 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:     Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv13 2/3] usb: USB Type-C connector class

On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 10:04:39AM -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> The driver interface is not my area of expertise. As such, my testing
> and understanding of that part was limited to "it appears to work,
> it must be ok". I very much relied on you to get this part right.
> 
> That makes me feel really bad. It isn't fun to have my "Reviewed-by"
> on a patch that gets (and apparently deserves) a WTF from a senior
> kernel maintainer. This hurts both your and my reputation, and obviously
> will make me quite hesitant to add a "Reviewed-by:" to the next version
> of the series.

Hey, it doesn't bother me at all, I want and need your reviews of those
portions that I don't know as well (i.e. the userspace api and
functionality.)   So don't take it personally, the driver model isn't
that easy of a topic to mess with in places, loads of people get it
wrong.

> No more shortcuts, please.

I totally agree :)

Also, I want some Intel reviews on this, that should help make a lot of
these types of issues go away...

thanks,

greg k-h