linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 1/3] mfd: wm8994-core: don't split lines unnecessarily

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Message-ID: <20161005091042.GH29257@dell>
Date:   Wed, 5 Oct 2016 10:10:42 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc:     linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
        patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 1/3] mfd: wm8994-core: don't split lines unnecessarily

On Wed, 05 Oct 2016, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 05-10-16, 09:49, Lee Jones wrote:
> > You are experienced enough to know better than this.
> 
> :)
> 
> > a) Contentless pings have never been acceptable.  If you genuinely
> > think a patch has been forgotten you should resubmit with a
> > [RESEND]. That is their entire purpose.
> 
> Sure, but I really believe a light *ping* is much better than a complete resend
> to start with. It generates far less noise.

Contentless pings are generally not accepted.

It also has the unfortunate side-effect of placing your patches at the
top of the pile, and since I process patches in reverse chronological
order, you just put yourself at the back of the list. ;)

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