linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 2/3] dt-bindings: mfd: Add compatible string for UART support

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Message-ID: <Y7cSKFIakdGKKokE@google.com>
Date:   Fri, 6 Jan 2023 02:08:40 +0800
From:   Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org>
To:     Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>
Cc:     Mark Hasemeyer <markhas@...omium.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Raul Rangel <rrangel@...omium.org>,
        Bhanu Prakash Maiya <bhanumaiya@...omium.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        chrome-platform@...ts.linux.dev, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 2/3] dt-bindings: mfd: Add compatible string for UART
 support

On Thu, Jan 05, 2023 at 04:27:32PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > You should gain permission from the maintainer before you apply patches.
> > > 
> > >   % scripts/get_maintainer.pl -f Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/google,cros-ec.yaml
> > >      Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org> (supporter:MULTIFUNCTION DEVICES (MFD))
> > >      Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org> (maintainer:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS)
> > >      Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org> (maintainer:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS)
> > >      Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com> (maintainer:ARM/Mediatek SoC support)
> > 
> > I see.  I guess for the case, I should get both MFD and DT bindings
> > maintainers' Acks before applying the patch.
> 
> Yes.  The situation isn't overly clear and differs from subsystem to
> subsystem and maintainer to maintainer.  In the MFD case, Rob and
> Krzysztof conduct the first reviews.  99 times out of 100, if they're
> happy, I'm happy and I merge the changes via the MFD tree.  Same goes
> for Backlight and more recently, LEDs.

I see.  Apologize for that and I will pay more attention next time when
handling cross-subsystem patches.