linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/7] x86, olpc: Use a correct version when making up a battery node

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Date:   Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:37:19 +0100
From:   Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk>
To:     Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/7] x86, olpc: Use a correct version when making up
 a battery node

Hi Sebastian,

perhaps the message slipped through the cracks? I'm happy to do
whatever is needed to get the patch set into 5.1, but it seems I need
some help and clarifications.

Thank you,
Lubo

On Thu, 2019-01-31 at 13:26 +0100, Lubomir Rintel wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 2019-01-23 at 21:56 +0100, Sebastian Reichel wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 06:40:00PM +0100, Lubomir Rintel wrote:
> > > The XO-1 and XO-1.5 batteries apparently differ in an ability to report
> > > ambient temperature. Add a different compatible string to the 1.5
> > > battery.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk>
> > > Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
> > > 
> > > ---
> > 
> > I either need an Acked-by from the x86 platform maintainers, that I
> > can queue this through power-supply or a pull request for an immutable
> > branch (probably the better idea).
> 
> I'm happy to prepare a branch that could be pulled from. In fact,
> here's a branch with fixes for issues pointed out by the review that
> could be pulled from:
> 
>   git pull https://github.com/hackerspace/olpc-xo175-linux lr/olpc-xo175-battery-for-v5.1
> 
> What do really not understand is how does this help. This is probably
> just my unfamiliarity with the process; but perhaps you could help me
> get less unfamiliar. Would it somehow help with a potential (though
> unlikely) conflict resolution? Would an Ack from x86 crowd serve as an
> altenative way off making sure things in their tree won't conflict with
> this one?
> 
> > -- Sebastian
> 
> Thank you
> Lubo
>