linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] [RFC] hwmon: f71882fg: Add watchdog API for F71808E and F71889

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Message-ID: <4BAB5FF1.7060106@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:06:57 +0100
From:	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	Giel van Schijndel <me@...tis.eu>,
	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@....ac.uk>,
	Laurens Leemans <laurens@...nips.com>,
	lm-sensors@...sensors.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] [RFC] hwmon: f71882fg: Add watchdog API for F71808E
 and F71889

Hi Giel,

On 03/25/2010 01:50 PM, Alan Cox wrote:
> O>  Using Alan's patch and the one following the dashed line I can implement
>> (and have already done so) a separate watchdog driver for the Fintek
>> F71808E.
>>
>> Should I just ask for this patch to be applied together with Alan's?
>> Then submit the new driver? (I'm a bit new to the non-technical aspects
>> of Linux kernel development).
>
> I'd expect to see a submission of three patches I think
>
> 1. Patch adding the muxed resource support
> 2. Patch making the hwmon driver use it
> 3. Patch adding the new driver which needs it
>
> and then we have a few other bits of code that probably should adopt it,
> but that is a separate matter and other maintainers can do that bit.
>

What Alan said :)

Although I'm not sure what the proper place is to post this entire set,
I guess linux-kernel itself, with lm_sensors in the CC.

Regards,

Hans
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