linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] staging: fpga manager: add driver for socfpga fpga manager

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Date:	Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:05:50 +0100
From:	Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
To:	Steffen Trumtrar <s.trumtrar@...gutronix.de>,
	<atull@...nsource.altera.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] staging: fpga manager: add driver for socfpga
 fpga manager

On 12/19/2014 09:55 AM, Steffen Trumtrar wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Just a minor nitpick, but...
> 
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 04:29:08PM -0600, atull@...nsource.altera.com wrote:
>> From: Alan Tull <atull@...nsource.altera.com>
>>
>> Add driver to fpga manager framework to allow configuration
>> of FPGA in Altera SoCFPGA parts.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alan Tull <atull@...nsource.altera.com>
>> Acked-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
>> ---
>> v2: fpga_manager struct now contains struct device
>>     fpga_manager_register parameters now take device
>>
>> v3: skip a version to align versions
>>
>> v4: move to drivers/staging
>>
>> v5: fix array_size.cocci warnings
>>     fix platform_no_drv_owner.cocci warnings
>>     Remove .owner = THIS_MODULE
>>     include asm/irq.h
>>     clean up list of includes
>>     use altera_fpga_reset for ops
>>     use enum fpga_mgr_states or u32 as needed
>>     use devm_request_irq
>>     check irq <= 0 instead of == NO_IRQ
>>     Use ARRAY_SIZE
>>     rename altera -> socfpga
>>     static const socfpga_fpga_ops
>>     header moved to linux/fpga/ folder
>>     remove ifdef'ed code
>>     use platform_get_resource and platform_get_irq
>>     move .probe and .remove lines adjacent
>>     use module_platform_driver
>>     use __maybe_unused
>>     only need to 'if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_REGULATOR))' in one fn
>>     fix "unsigned 'mode' is never < 0"
>>
>> v6: return error for (unused) default of case statement
>> ---
>   ^^^
> 
> ...if you remove these, than that changelog will not land in the final
> commit which I would prefer. Nobody cares for the changelog of a
> patch once it is in its final state. And this is a rather noisy one.
> When someone in the future looks at this, he will see two lines of
> information and 10 times that of uninteresting noise.
> 
> Not a dealbreaker, but just something to consider for future patches.


When you run git-am you will see that changelog is not there.

I can't see any problem here. Can you please try it or clear what
are you referring to here?

Thanks,
Michal

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