linux-kernel - Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH 1/4] soundwire: sdw_slave: add new fields to track probe status

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Message-ID: <20191108042940.GW952516@vkoul-mobl>
Date:   Fri, 8 Nov 2019 09:59:40 +0530
From:   Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
To:     Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tiwai@...e.de, broonie@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        jank@...ence.com, srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org,
        slawomir.blauciak@...el.com,
        Bard liao <yung-chuan.liao@...ux.intel.com>,
        Rander Wang <rander.wang@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ranjani Sridharan <ranjani.sridharan@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sanyog Kale <sanyog.r.kale@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH 1/4] soundwire: sdw_slave: add new fields to
 track probe status

On 04-11-19, 08:32, Pierre-Louis Bossart wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/2/19 11:56 PM, Vinod Koul wrote:
> > On 23-10-19, 16:06, Pierre-Louis Bossart wrote:
> > > Changes to the sdw_slave structure needed to solve race conditions on
> > > driver probe.
> > 
> > Can you please explain the race you have observed, it would be a very
> > useful to document it as well
> 
> the races are explained in the [PATCH 00/18] soundwire: code hardening and
> suspend-resume support series.

It would make sense to explain it here as well to give details to
reviewers, there is nothing wrong with too much detail!

> > > 
> > > The functionality is added in the next patch.
> > 
> > which one..?
> 
> [PATCH 00/18] soundwire: code hardening and suspend-resume support

Yeah great! let me play detective with 18 patch series. I asked for a
patch and got a series!

Again, please help the maintainer to help you. We would love to see this
merged as well, but please step up and give more details in cover
letter and changelogs. I shouldn't need to do guesswork and scan through the
inbox to find the context!

-- 
~Vinod