linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] i2c: rcar: add SMBus block read support

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Date:   Wed, 6 Apr 2022 19:32:45 +0200
From:   Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@...adit-jv.com>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
CC:     Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@...adit-jv.com>,
        Andrew Gabbasov <andrew_gabbasov@...tor.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bhuvanesh Surachari <bhuvanesh_surachari@...tor.com>,
        Eugeniu Rosca <roscaeugeniu@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] i2c: rcar: add SMBus block read support

Hi Wolfram,

On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 11:43:29AM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > In general, the Renesas kernel always carries a set of patches with
> > non-mainlined changes, Fortunately, for i2c specifically (as opposed
> > to other subsystems), it is narrow enough to not raise major concerns:
> 
> Well, yes, that shows that I am mostly successful with reporting back to
> the BSP team :D

100%! I remember the early days of Renesas R-Car Gen3 kernels, with
literally thousands of patches on top of v4.2/v4.4/v4.6 vanilla tags.

It felt like mission impossible to upstream those. But here we are. Kudos!

Best regards,
Eugeniu