linux-kernel - Re: [lm-sensors] [RFC PATCH] hwmon: (max6650) Convert to be a platform driver

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Message-ID: <CAOMwXhPwppZ6Ne4TjR9Ys+ttST2r85j1GsLdxfq67svZSuVHFg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Feb 2014 07:03:28 +0000
From:	Laszlo Papp <lpapp@....org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Subject: Re: [lm-sensors] [RFC PATCH] hwmon: (max6650) Convert to be a
 platform driver

On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
>> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1645251
>>
>> Step 2 did not happen. I did not get any review for my change. I
>> literally submitted that within a couple of hours after the request.
>>
>> Could you please tell me what was wrong with that change, and why I
>> did not get any respect not to "xargs rm -rf" my work in that area? I
>> believe I was ignored instead of improving the change, and someone
>> else tried to address the same thing. There was no argument in that
>> thread. It was a technical change. I personally do not feel happy
>> about it.
>
> Let's start again.
>
> Rebase your work on top of the HWMON tree on kernel.org and resubmit
> the entire set. If rebasing takes you more than 20 mins, you're
> probably doing it wrong.

I tried, but I could not manage it within 20 minutes, so I guess I am
doing something wrong. Can you please provide some pointers how not to
do it wrong? Perhaps, I am not aware of some tricks.
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