linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] nvmem: Let layout drivers be modules

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Date:   Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:57:03 +0100
From:   Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
To:     Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>
Cc:     Michael Walle <michael@...le.cc>,
        Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        Robert Marko <robert.marko@...tura.hr>,
        Luka Perkov <luka.perkov@...tura.hr>,
        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] nvmem: Let layout drivers be modules

On 2023-03-06 14:35, Miquel Raynal wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> michael@...le.cc wrote on Mon, 06 Mar 2023 14:01:34 +0100:
> 
>> > Miquel Raynal (8):
>> >   of: Fix modalias string generation
>> >   of: Change of_device_get_modalias() main argument
>> >   of: Create an of_device_request_module() receiving an OF node
>> >   nvmem: core: Fix error path ordering
>> >   nvmem: core: Handle the absence of expected layouts
>> >   nvmem: core: Request layout modules loading
>> >   nvmem: layouts: sl28vpd: Convert layout driver into a module
>> >   nvmem: layouts: onie-tlv: Convert layout driver into a module
>> 
>> With the fixes series [1] applied:
> 
> Thanks for the series! Looks good to me. I believe both series can live
> in separate tress, any reason why we would like to avoid this? I am 
> keen
> to apply [1] into the mtd tree rather soon.

Given past events with nvmem patches I'm against that.

Let's wait for Srinivas to collect pending patches, let them spend a
moment in linux-next maybe, ask Srinivas to send them to Greg early if
he can. That way maybe you can merge Greg's branch (assuming he doesn't
rebase).