linux-kernel - Re[2]: [PATCH] drivers/hwmon: bugfix and support for emc1412 in emc1403.c

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Message-ID: <b9f6fe08e91b81bfd870105ab36a531c@rainloop.atalax.net>
Date:	Sun, 11 May 2014 11:27:38 +0000
From:	atx@....name
To:	"Jean Delvare" <jdelvare@...e.de>
Cc:	linux@...ck-us.net, lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re[2]: [PATCH] drivers/hwmon: bugfix and support for emc1412 in
 emc1403.c

May 11 2014 1:12 PM, "Jean Delvare"  wrote: 

> Hi Josef,
> 
> On Sun, 11 May 2014 12:31:52 +0200, Josef Gajdusek wrote:
> 
> 
>> Adds support for emc1412 to emc1403.c + minor bugfix
>> 
>> * Renamed generic thermal_* prefixed names to emc1403_*
>> 
>> 
>> Why? This adds a lot of noise to your patch and the benefit isn't
>> obvious. If you really want to do that, then it should be a separate
>> patch.
>> 
>> 
>>> * Fixed set_hyst being broken (i. e. writing 86000 set hysteresis to 84000)
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Bug fixes should be sent as separate patches, so that they can be
>> ported back to stable, long-term and distribution kernels.
>> 
>> 
>> * Added support for emc1412
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Josef Gajdusek 
>> 
>> +MODULE_ALIAS("i2c:emc1403");
>> 
> 
> 
> Why add an alias which is already present?
> 
> --
> Jean Delvare
> SUSE L3 Support
> 


Hello,
thanks for your feedback. I am going to split and change the patches as you suggested and then resend within few hours.

Josef Gajdusek <atx@....name>
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