linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] pinctrl-aspeed-g5: Never set SCU90[6]

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Date:   Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:12:00 +1030
From:   Andrew Jeffery <andrew@...id.au>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] pinctrl-aspeed-g5: Never set SCU90[6]

On Mon, 2016-11-07 at 10:34 +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 11:59 PM, Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au> wrote:
> 
> > In the future I think we should send fixes separately from the rest of
> > the series, so it's clear to Linus where we expect patches to end up.
> > 
> > Perhaps Linus can share his preference with us?
> 
> Just make it clear to me where the patch is headed, if it is
> a fix or a new feature.
> 
> Also mixing stuff in big series is of course problematic because
> all the CC:in on MFD patches and whatnot that I don't apply
> makes the picture blurry, but sometimes it is anyways needed
> for context so it is a soft requirement.

Context was my concern here and I would otherwise have split the rest
of the patches along mfd/pinctrl boundaries. I felt the situation was
odd enough to warrant presenting the full picture.

Andrew

> 
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij
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