linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/6] Add Pinctrl driver for Starfive JH8100 SoC

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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:19:51 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To: Alex Soo <yuklin.soo@...rfivetech.com>,
 Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>,
 Hal Feng <hal.feng@...rfivetech.com>,
 Ley Foon Tan <leyfoon.tan@...rfivetech.com>,
 Jianlong Huang <jianlong.huang@...rfivetech.com>,
 Emil Renner Berthing <kernel@...il.dk>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Drew Fustini <drew@...gleboard.org>
Cc: linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
 Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>, Palmer Dabbelt
 <palmer@...belt.com>, Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/6] Add Pinctrl driver for Starfive JH8100 SoC

On 21/12/2023 09:36, Alex Soo wrote:
> Starfive JH8100 SoC consists of 4 pinctrl domains - sys_east,
> sys_west, sys_gmac, and aon. This patch series adds pinctrl
> drivers for these 4 pinctrl domains and this patch series is
> depending on the JH8100 base patch series in [1] and [2].
> The relevant dt-binding documentation for each pinctrl domain has
> been updated accordingly.

Please explain why this is RFC. Every patch is RFC, so what is special
about here? Usually this means work is not finished and should not be
merged, neither reviewed. If you spelled out here the reasons, it would
be easier for us to understand whether we should complain about broken
and non-building code or not.

Best regards,
Krzysztof