linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 33/33] iris: enable building of iris video driver

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Message-ID: <3a1132ad-23e8-6415-dc8a-417eb64cdee8@linaro.org>
Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:51:56 +0300
From:   Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@...aro.org>
To:     Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@...aro.org>,
        Vikash Garodia <quic_vgarodia@...cinc.com>,
        stanimir.k.varbanov@...il.com, agross@...nel.org,
        andersson@...nel.org, konrad.dybcio@...aro.org, mchehab@...nel.org,
        hans.verkuil@...co.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     quic_dikshita@...cinc.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 33/33] iris: enable building of iris video driver

On 28/07/2023 18:25, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
> On 28/07/2023 14:23, Vikash Garodia wrote:
>> From: Dikshita Agarwal <quic_dikshita@...cinc.com>
>>
>> This adds iris driver Makefile and Kconfig, also changes
>> v4l2 platform/qcom Makefile/Kconfig in order to
>> enable compilation of the driver.
> 
> This is not a meaningfully bisectable patch.
> 
> It should go with the addition of the driver. Its good practice to break 
> up incremental changes to a driver in a series but, I don't see why you 
> really need to do that when adding a whole new driver.
> 
> Just
> 
> - Documentation
> - Bindings
> - Driver code
> 
> On the other hand if you were switching on IRIS in the default defconfig 
> then that should be a separate patch.
> 
> If we were say adding inter-frame power-collapse to the existing venus 
> as part of a series, then that makes sense as a standalone patch but IMO 
> when adding a whole new driver, add it as one.
> 
> Its easier to read that way

It wouldn't pass through mailing list filters.

-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry