linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] soc: keembay: Add Keem Bay IMR driver

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Date:   Fri, 1 May 2020 13:59:29 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Daniele Alessandrelli <daniele.alessandrelli@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>,
        Paul J Murphy <paul.j.murphy@...el.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] soc: keembay: Add Keem Bay IMR driver

On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 12:50:36PM +0100, Daniele Alessandrelli wrote:
> Thanks for your feedback.
> 
> > 
> > First off, there is a "proper" way to send patches to the kernel
> > community that Intel has that I do not think you are
> > following.  Please
> > work with the Intel "Linux group" to do that first, as odds are they
> > would have caught all of these issues beforehand (hint, which is why
> > that process is in place...)
> > 
> 
> I actually followed that process and got the OK to try to upstream.

Then someone seriously steered you wrong as I know of one specific thing
you did incorrectly (hint, you needed to get them to sign off on the
patch...)

> I think the issues you identified went uncaught mainly due to the
> limited Linux ARM expertise within that group (and Intel in general).

No, they should know better, if not, there are bigger problems there :(

greg k-h