linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: sony: Enable Gasia third-party PS3 controllers, v2

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Message-Id: <20150210144318.f167f52d.cand@gmx.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:43:18 +0200
From:	Lauri Kasanen <cand@....com>
To:	Antonio Ospite <ao2@....it>
Cc:	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, jkosina@...e.cz,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, benjamin.tissoires@...il.com,
	AndrewD207@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: sony: Enable Gasia third-party PS3 controllers, v2

Hi Antonio,

> These annotations about the history of a patch are usually added
> after the '---' marker right before sending the patch, not in the commit
> message.
> 
> They are useful for reviewers, but not really interesting anymore after
> the code is validated and merged.
> 
> In the subject you can mark a v2 like [PATCHv2], the prefix will be
> stripped by git am, do not put the version of the patch in the short
> commit message itself.

Thanks, communities differ wrt these, I'm not often around the kernel.

> Moreover, a following cleanup patch could make this __u8 *buf which
> would be the correct type.
> 
> Another follow-up patch could indeed use SIXAXIS_REPORT_0xF2_SIZE and
> also define SIXAXIS_REPORT_0xF5_SIZE.
> 
> I can do these latter if you want.

Yes, please do. You have more experience around these parts and can
get it done faster.

> Maybe you can add a "goto out" here and skip the other steps if a
> previous one fails. Or is some slack actually required to support
> compatible controllers?

They all succeed on mine, so will add the goto.

- Lauri
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