linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] amd-pstate: Make amd-pstate epp driver name hyphenated

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Message-ID: <ZJGf6ZCeMZxbJND4@amd.com>
Date:   Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:47:37 +0800
From:   Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
To:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Karny, Wyes" <Wyes.Karny@....com>,
        "viresh.kumar@...aro.org" <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        "trenn@...e.com" <trenn@...e.com>,
        "shuah@...nel.org" <shuah@...nel.org>,
        "Shenoy, Gautham Ranjal" <gautham.shenoy@....com>,
        "Limonciello, Mario" <Mario.Limonciello@....com>,
        "Yuan, Perry" <Perry.Yuan@....com>,
        "linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] amd-pstate: Make amd-pstate epp driver name
 hyphenated

On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 08:33:30PM +0800, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 9:08 AM Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 07:36:10PM +0800, Karny, Wyes wrote:
> > > amd-pstate passive mode driver is hyphenated. So make amd-pstate active
> > > mode driver consistent with that rename "amd_pstate_epp" to
> > > "amd-pstate-epp".
> > >
> > > Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> > > Fixes: ffa5096a7c33 ("cpufreq: amd-pstate: implement Pstate EPP support for the AMD processors")
> > > Reviewed-by: Gautham R. Shenoy <gautham.shenoy@....com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Wyes Karny <wyes.karny@....com>
> >
> > Acked-by: Huang Rui <ray.huang@....com>
> >
> > And yes, we should seprate it from cpupower as Rafael mentioned. cpupower
> > tool may go to another repo.
> 
> Not only that.
> 
> It is generally better to send individual fixes that don't depend on
> anything else as separate patches, because this allows them to be
> picked up and fast-tracked at multiple levels (mainline, stable,
> distro kernels etc.).

Get it. Thanks for the clarification.

Best Regards,
Ray