linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: samsung-laptop: set debugfs blobs to read only

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Date:   Tue, 4 May 2021 18:05:18 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Mark Gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: samsung-laptop: set debugfs blobs to read only

On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 4:17 PM Wolfram Sang
<wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com> wrote:
>
>
> > Linus has (had?) a strong opinion about it. My point is to reduce the
>
> OK, I see. Thanks for the pointer!
>
> > churn since two patches fixing the very same parameter in a row seems
> > too much to me.
>
> I'd still prefer that and having a seperate patch fixing the whole
> driver. IMO better than having a mixture of octals and defines.

You can convert the rest as well. And point out that only blobs are RO.
Whatever, the main idea is to do both things either with one patch or
two in a series at the same time.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko