linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] Fix some checkpatch issues

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Date:   Sat, 1 Jul 2023 12:35:06 +0200
From:   Franziska Näpelt 
        <franziska.naepelt@...glemail.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
Cc:     Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        eperi1024@...il.com, hdegoede@...hat.com, quic_vjakkam@...cinc.com,
        johannes.berg@...el.com, tegongkang@...il.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] Fix some checkpatch issues

Am Do., 29. Juni 2023 um 09:40 Uhr schrieb Dan Carpenter
<dan.carpenter@...aro.org>:
>
> On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 06:38:03PM +0200, Franziska Näpelt wrote:
> >
> > Do you want me to submit v4 to fix the email address as well as the subject of
> > the cover letter or are you ok with me promising to make it properly the next
> > time? ;)
>
> Philipp is not the person to ask, it's Greg.
>
> Yes, you are going to need to resend because of the email address thing.
>
> Probably the cover letter is not a reason to resend, but since you are
> resending then please fix that as well.
>
> The reason why we insist that you resend is a couple things:
> 1) This is a checkpatch change to staging so we assume that you're just
>    doing it to learn how patches are supposed to be sent.  So this is an
>    educational opportunity.  ;)
> 2) Greg maintains staging, usb, serial and -stable.  He's super busy.
>    It doesn't scale to hand edit patches.  Some maintainers are less
>    busy so they can fix trivial stuff like this but in staging you will
>    need to resend.  Also if it were a security fix maybe I would step
>    in and help you fix your patch but since it's just a checkpatch thing
>    no one is going to edit your patch.
>
> Right now the merge window is open so Greg isn't going to see your patch
> for a few weeks.  When he does he will press the button on his keyboard
> which sends an automatic reply about the email address thing and deletes
> the thread from his inbox.
>
> regards,
> dan carpenter

Thanks for your help and the comprehensive explanation Dan and Philipp :)
Just send v4:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-staging/20230701102223.5308-1-franziska.naepelt@googlemail.com/T/#t