linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: pi433: Removed some obsolete or duplicated defines; moved two defines to better locations

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Date:   Sat, 2 Dec 2017 18:35:24 +0200
From:   Marcus Wolf <marcus.wolf@...f-entwicklungen.de>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Marcus Wolf <linux@...f-entwicklungen.de>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: pi433: Removed some obsolete or duplicated
 defines; moved two defines to better locations

Am 02.12.2017 um 18:09 schrieb Greg KH:
> 
> A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post
> Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting?
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
> A: Top-posting.
> Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
> 
> A: No.
> Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?
> 
> http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top
> 
> On Sat, Dec 02, 2017 at 06:00:28PM +0200, Marcus Wolf wrote:
>> Hi Greg,
>>
>> for me the action was "clean up the defines in rf69.c". So for me it was
>> fine, that two defines were moved and several other deleted at the same.
>>
>> Is it ok for you, or should I split the patch belated?
> 
> Please split it up, and make a patch series.  Don't dribble patches out
> over many hours as that just ensures that I will apply them in the wrong
> order :(
> 
> Take the time, make a patch series, test that they pass the scripts that
> we have, and then send them all out at once.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 

Hi Greg,

thanks for the info on patch series. I thought series are to be used if 
the patches are logicaly linked together. Didn't know, that patch series 
even is ok, if the patches deal with different topics.

I am working with kernel quite rarely. So it's quite hard to do 
everything 100% correct. I already took a lot of time today, to try to 
make everything perfect. That's why I was working on these five patches 
for all the day (aka 7h). And there was no need to implement a single 
line - everything was already implemented and tested on HW in July.
But 7h weren't enough or wasted: Again not a single patch was ok :-(

I can understand, your time is limited, too. But with constantly having 
no success and constant redo from start, the motivation is fading. Don't 
know, whether there could be a better way, how to build up a volunteer. 
This way - I am sorry - is frustrating.

Since I have another peace of software, that needs to be implemented 
(not just moved into patches) for a customer (paying for it) until 
tomorrow, I will leave / have to leave the hobby topic pi433 for now.

Please skip all my patches and I'll give them a third try - maybe 
arround Christmas...

Thanks,

Marcus