linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] leds: lgm: Improve Kconfig help

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Date:   Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:52:04 +0000
From:   Rahul Tanwar <rtanwar@...linear.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
        "linux-leds@...r.kernel.org" <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Adam Borowski <kilobyte@...band.pl>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        John Crispin <john@...ozen.org>,
        Hauke Mehrtens <hmehrtens@...linear.com>,
        Cheol Yong Kim <ckim@...linear.com>,
        Qiming Wu <qwu@...linear.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] leds: lgm: Improve Kconfig help

Hi Pavel,

On 19/3/2021 4:37 am, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> 
>  > > > help
>  > > > - Parallel to serial conversion, which is also called SSO
>  > > > controller,
>  > > > - can drive external shift register for LED outputs.
>  > > > - This enables LED support for Serial Shift Output controller(SSO).
>  > > > + This option enables support for LEDs connected to GPIO lines on
>  > > > + Lightning Mountain(LGM) SoC. These LEDs are driven by a Serial
>  > > > + Shift Output(SSO) controller. The driver supports hardware
>  > >
>  > > What is Lightning Mountain? The codename is not widely known. Where
>  > > can we find that hardware? Notebooks? Phones? Only some development
>  > > boards?
>  > >
>  >
>  > Lightning Mountain is generically a network processor with a primary
>  > targeted application as Gateway SoC. It has already been added as a
>  > valid Intel Atom processor variant in
>  > arch/x86/include/asm/intel-family.h as below:
> 
> Yep, but Kconfig users are not going to read header files.
> 
> If the SoC is not shipping in any products, state so.
> 


Got your point. Will update the help text.


>  > > > *
>  > > > - * Copyright (c) 2020 Intel Corporation.
>  > > > + * Copyright (c) 2021 MaxLinear, Inc.
>  > > > */
>  > > >
>  > >
>  > > I don't think you can do that, and I don't think you should be doing
>  > > it in the same patch.
>  >
>  > Well noted. Will revert it back now and update later in a separate
>  > patch. Thanks.
> 
> Don't. You can't update copyright like that.
>

Well noted.

Regards,
Rahul


> Pavel
> -- 
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