linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/7] staging:iio:ade7854: Add proper error handling condition

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Date:   Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:03:53 -0300
From:   Rodrigo Siqueira <rodrigosiqueiramelo@...il.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>, daniel.baluta@....com,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] staging:iio:ade7854: Add proper error handling
 condition

On 03/16, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> Generally, it's better to fix the bug in the existing code, and then
> do the cleanup later.  That way the fixes can be backported to stable
> kernels more easily.

Hummm... the backport argue make a lot of sense for me. I will generate
a v2 with the bug fixes in the beginning.

Thanks 
> I don't know this subsystem very well.  Perhaps Jonathan doesn't care
> for one reason or another (like maybe he's not going to back port the
> fix).  So it might not matter how you do it.
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
> 
>