linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] regulator: core: Resolve supply name earlier to prevent double-init

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Date:   Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:01:38 +0200
From:   Christian Kohlschütter 
        <christian@...lschutter.com>
To:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
Cc:     Heiko Stübner <heiko@...ech.de>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux MMC List <linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:ARM/Rockchip SoC..." <linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Markus Reichl <m.reichl@...etechno.de>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com>, wens@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] regulator: core: Resolve supply name earlier to
 prevent double-init

> On 29. Aug 2022, at 17:43, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 09:28:42PM +0000, Christian Kohlschütter wrote:
>> Previously, an unresolved regulator supply reference upon calling
>> regulator_register on an always-on or boot-on regulator caused
>> set_machine_constraints to be called twice.
> 
> Please do not submit new versions of already applied patches, please
> submit incremental updates to the existing code.  Modifying existing
> commits creates problems for other users building on top of those
> commits so it's best practice to only change pubished git commits if
> absolutely essential.
> 
> Please don't send new patches in reply to old patches or serieses, this
> makes it harder for both people and tools to understand what is going
> on - it can bury things in mailboxes and make it difficult to keep track
> of what current patches are, both for the new patches and the old ones.

My apologies, I wasn't aware that's not the preferred way forward.

Following up with "regulator: core: Fix regulator supply registration with sysfs", see
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220829165543.24856-1-christian@kohlschutter.com/