linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] synopsys pcie rc generic platform driver update

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Message-ID: <56B87D4F.2080009@synopsys.com>
Date:	Mon, 8 Feb 2016 11:34:39 +0000
From:	Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>
To:	Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
	Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>
CC:	<arnd@...db.de>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>, <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>,
	<CARLOS.PALMINHA@...opsys.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] synopsys pcie rc generic platform driver update

Hi Bjorn,

I am going to produce a patch just for the centralization of driver common code
first. Then we need to discuss a bit what to do in order to transform
pcie-designware into an hybrid driver (function lib and platform driver).

BR
Joao


On 2/5/2016 10:52 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> Hi Joao,
> 
> On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 07:55:43PM +0000, Joao Pinto wrote:
>> This patch tries to improve the host/pcie-synopsys branch including a new
>> driver name, more accurate documentation and centralized link up validation.
>> Other platform drivers were also updated to include the new centralized link
>> up validation function.
> 
> It's true that I wanted you to incorporate a few tweaks I had made in
> my pci/host-synopsys branch, but generating incremental patches on top
> of that branch makes this too confusing to follow.
> 
> My pci/host-synopsys contains two patches on top of v4.5-rc1.  I would
> prefer that you
> 
>   - fetch that branch,
>   - make whatever edits you need, and
>   - generate fresh patches based on v4.5-rc1
>   
> Then everybody can see the whole series at once without trying to
> integrate these changes with the ones you've previously posted, and I
> can start from scratch and apply those fresh patches on top of
> v4.5-rc1.
> 
> It's good that you include summaries of what's changed between
> versions, but if people want to see *exactly* what's changed between
> your v3 and v4 postings, it's easy for them to download those series,
> apply them on different branches, and git diff the branches.
> 
> Bjorn
>