linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/20] remove I2C_CLASS

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Message-ID: <887657ba-86ca-49bc-b6c3-8543610c3230@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 13 Nov 2023 19:21:38 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>, intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        Jernej Skrabec <jernej.skrabec@...il.com>,
        Jonas Karlman <jonas@...boo.se>,
        Laurent Pinchart <Laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>,
        linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>,
        Jocelyn Falempe <jfalempe@...hat.com>,
        linux-sunxi@...ts.linux.dev, linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
        Sean Paul <sean@...rly.run>,
        Marijn Suijten <marijn.suijten@...ainline.org>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, freedreno@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Xinwei Kong <kong.kongxinwei@...ilicon.com>,
        Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@...aro.org>,
        Yongqin Liu <yongqin.liu@...aro.org>,
        John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/20] remove I2C_CLASS_DDC support

On 13.11.2023 18:49, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> 
>> Preferably this series should be applied via the i2c tree.
> 
> Are we in a hurry here, i.e. does it block further development of the
> i801 smbus driver? My gut feeling says the patches should rather go via
> drm and fbdev trees, but I may be convinced otherwise.
> 
We're not in a hurry. It's just my experience with patch series' affecting
multiple subsystems that typically the decision was to apply the full
series via one tree. Also to avoid inquires from maintainers like:
Shall I take it or are you going to take it?
Of course there may be different opinions. Please advise.