linux-kernel - Re: [v3 1/2] PCI: layerscape: Add support for Link down notification

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Message-ID: <ZLhSTH6M3XWgxMFy@lizhi-Precision-Tower-5810>
Date:   Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:14:52 -0400
From:   Frank Li <Frank.li@....com>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     Hou Zhiqiang <Zhiqiang.Hou@....com>,
        Xiaowei Bao <xiaowei.bao@....com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, imx@...ts.linux.dev,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>,
        Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>,
        Minghuan Lian <minghuan.Lian@....com>,
        Mingkai Hu <mingkai.hu@....com>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Roy Zang <roy.zang@....com>
Subject: Re: [v3 1/2] PCI: layerscape: Add support for Link down notification

On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 10:08:16PM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > Cover letter just annoise people here.
> 
> How do you think about advices from another information source?
> 
> See also:
> https://kernelnewbies.org/PatchSeries

"You may like to include a cover letter with your patch series."

Generally, I think cover letter will be needed only if it really
help reviewer to get main idea about patches. 

Such as my on going pathes(with cover letter):
  https://lore.kernel.org/imx/ZLglBiSz0meJm5os@lizhi-Precision-Tower-5810/T/#t

Similar case without(cover leter) and accepted.
 https://lore.kernel.org/imx/20230719063425.GE151430@dragon/T/#t

I don't think cover letter real help reviewer to review these two patches.

I more like to get "real problem"(such as comments about "typo").

It is just waste time to discuss if need add cover letter here.

Frank

> 
> Regards,
> Markus