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Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:57:47 +0100
From: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To: Geraldo Nascimento <geraldogabriel@...il.com>
Cc: Andy Chi <andy.chi@...onical.com>,
	Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
	Stefan Binding <sbinding@...nsource.cirrus.com>,
	Kailang Yang <kailang@...ltek.com>,
	"Luke D. Jones" <luke@...nes.dev>,
	Shenghao Ding <shenghao-ding@...com>,
	Matthew Anderson <ruinairas1992@...il.com>,
	Luka Guzenko <l.guzenko@....de>,
	Yuchi Yang <yangyuchi66@...il.com>,
	Vitaly Rodionov <vitalyr@...nsource.cirrus.com>,
	linux-sound@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ALSA: hda/realtek: fix mute/micmute LEDs for a HP ZBook

On Tue, 02 Jan 2024 08:45:07 +0100,
Geraldo Nascimento wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jan 02, 2024 at 02:59:56PM +0800, Andy Chi wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 2:42 PM Geraldo Nascimento
> > <geraldogabriel@...il.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jan 02, 2024 at 01:49:40PM +0800, Andy Chi wrote:
> > > > Hi Geraldo,
> > > > Yes, this model is not yet publicly available, so I can't type the
> > > > full name on this patch.
> > > >
> > > > (change to text plain mode to send out again.)
> > >
> > Hi Geraldo,
> > > Hi Andy, please be kind and next time refrain from top-posting,
> > > as it reverses the attention order for those reading the
> > > discussion for posterity.
> > >
> > Got it, appreciate your feedback.
> > > I think it is reasonable to mention it explicitly as an
> > > upcoming product in order not to cause any confusion and
> > > to make sure there's another janitorial patch later on
> > > filling in the model details.
> > >
> > Should I mention it in the commit message? Or is it ok if I put the
> > model name after it's on the market?
> 
> Andy, in order to clear up any confusion that might arise later on, and
> to maintain high the quality of both code and git meta-information I think
> you should explicitly mention both in the commit info and commit message
> that this is an upcoming product.
> 
> Also, instead of just "HP" in the commit proper, it should say something
> like "Upcoming HP ZBook".
> 
> But that's just my advice, now you need to wait and hear Takashi's advice.
> 
> We should always strive toward striking a healthy balance between companies'
> needs and the public nature of the development of the Linux kernel and ALSA.
> Unfortunately that means some details of upcoming models may end up
> catching up the attention of the specialized press.
> 
> I encourage you to look on the bright side and think of it as free PR ;)

I merged as is now with some comments about the new model.
It's fine with the current patch if the entry will be updated later
with a proper model name; having the code fix before the name
definition would be more important.


thanks,

Takashi

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