linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] mfd: ti-lmu: Remove LM3532 backlight driver references

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Date:   Wed, 3 Apr 2019 08:57:09 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>
Cc:     Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>, robh+dt@...nel.org, pavel@....cz,
        tony@...mide.com, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] mfd: ti-lmu: Remove LM3532 backlight driver
 references

On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:

> On 3/25/19 8:53 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Sat, 23 Mar 2019, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Lee,
> > > 
> > > Can we have your ack for this going via LED tree, please?
> > 
> > Patch looks okay.
> > 
> > You can take it through the LED, but if you do I will need you to send
> > me a pull-request to a minimised immutable branch please.
> > 
> > If you cannot do this, I can apply the set and provide the same to
> > you.
> > 
> > If you choose the former:
> > 
> >    Acked-for-MFD-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > 
> > Please let me know what you decide
> > 
> 
> I've been exposing integration branches in the past, but after Linus'
> message [0] I have my doubts now. I wonder if it wouldn't make more
> sense if I just took the patches, and you'd cherry-pick them only in
> case such a need occurs. This way we would avoid this whole merge
> noise, which in an optimistic and very plausible case will not be needed
> at all.
> 
> [0] https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/19/1104

That email is 2 years old, and does not seem relevant to what we're
trying to achieve.  I've only ever had issues when *not* creating
immutable branches for these, cross subsystem scenarios.  The
shared branches I create are always minimalist and never change.

I'm happy to take the patches and create a suitable pull-request for
you if you are uncomfortable with the process.  I just need your Ack
to do so.  Up to you.

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]
Linaro Services Technical Lead
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