linux-kernel - Re: [patch v1 1/2] drivers/platform/x86: move module mlx-platform from arch/x86 to drivers/platform/x86

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Message-ID: <1477582681.5295.33.camel@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:38:01 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@...lanox.com>,
        "dvhart@...radead.org" <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        "fengguang.wu@...el.com" <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
Cc:     "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "geert@...ux-m68k.org" <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "kvalo@...eaurora.org" <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "mchehab@...nel.org" <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        "linux@...ck-us.net" <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" 
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "jiri@...nulli.us" <jiri@...nulli.us>
Subject: Re: [patch v1 1/2] drivers/platform/x86: move module mlx-platform
 from arch/x86 to drivers/platform/x86

On Thu, 2016-10-27 at 15:26 +0000, Vadim Pasternak wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy Shevchenko [mailto:andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:59 PM
> > To: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@...lanox.com>; dvhart@...radead.org;
> > fengguang.wu@...el.com
> > Cc: davem@...emloft.net; geert@...ux-m68k.org; akpm@...ux-
> > foundation.org; kvalo@...eaurora.org; gregkh@...uxfoundation.org;
> > mchehab@...nel.org; linux@...ck-us.net; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> > ;
> > platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org; jiri@...nulli.us
> > Subject: Re: [patch v1 1/2] drivers/platform/x86: move module mlx-
> > platform
> > from arch/x86 to drivers/platform/x86
> > 
> > On Thu, 2016-10-27 at 13:59 +0000, vadimp@...lanox.com wrote:
> > > From: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@...lanox.com>
> > > 
> > > Move module mlx-platform.c from arch/x86/platform/mellanox/ to
> > > drivers/platform/x86/.
> > > Remove folder arch/x86/platform/mellanox/ and update relevant
> > > Makefile
> > > and Kconfig.
> > 
> > No way, please use -M -C.
> > 
> 
> 
> Hi Andy,
> 
> I am afraid I didn't understand your comment.
> Could you, please, add some more details?

When you prepare patches where files are copied and/or moved add those
command line options. It is the case for this patch.

Moreover I forgot to mention -n (link your patches into an e-mail
thread) if you consider them dependent.

More details are available in help of git format-patch.

-- 
Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Intel Finland Oy