linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 4/6] mfd: ioc3: Add driver for SGI IOC3 chip

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Message-Id: <20191017121927.866d7d3b3bcec9ef570822eb@suse.de>
Date:   Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:19:27 +0200
From:   Thomas Bogendoerfer <tbogendoerfer@...e.de>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 4/6] mfd: ioc3: Add driver for SGI IOC3 chip

On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:38:13 -0700
Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:23:21 +0200, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:23:49 -0700
> > Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:09:49 +0200, Thomas Bogendoerfer wrote:  
> > > > SGI IOC3 chip has integrated ethernet, keyboard and mouse interface.
> > > > It also supports connecting a SuperIO chip for serial and parallel
> > > > interfaces. IOC3 is used inside various SGI systemboards and add-on
> > > > cards with different equipped external interfaces.
> > > > 
> > > > Support for ethernet and serial interfaces were implemented inside
> > > > the network driver. This patchset moves out the not network related
> > > > parts to a new MFD driver, which takes care of card detection,
> > > > setup of platform devices and interrupt distribution for the subdevices.
> > > > 
> > > > Serial portion: Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > > > Acked-for-MFD-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Bogendoerfer <tbogendoerfer@...e.de>  
> > > 
> > > Looks good, I think.  
> > 
> > thank you. 
> > 
> > Now how do I get an Acked-by for the network part to merge it via
> > the MIPS tree ?
> 
> Oh, via the MIPS tree? It was quite unclear which these would land it,
> at least to an untrained mind like mine :) It could be useful to
> provide some info on how you want this merged and what you expect from
> whom in the cover letter in the future.

it's there in the cover letter under "Changes in v8":

 - Patches 1 and 2 are already taken to mips-next, but
   for completeness of the series they are still included.
   What's missing to get the remaining 3 patches via the MIPS
   tree is an ack from a network maintainer

> Hopefully Dave will be able to give you an official ack.

/me hopes as well.

Thomas.

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