linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] auxdisplay: Move cfag12864b.h to the subsystem folder

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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:48:11 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>, 
	Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] auxdisplay: Move cfag12864b.h to the subsystem folder

Hi Andy,

On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 6:50 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 06:42:56PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> > > I don't want to rebase, esp. taking into account the proposal below.
> >
> > Why do you not want to rebase?
>
> It's a standard practice in the Linux kernel development.
> If it's not a so critical issue, why should we rebase?
>
> rebasing will break SHA sums and it's not appreciated especially at the late
> rcX weeks. Linus can even refuse to accept a PR based on this fact.

Come on, we're only at rc4.
Given the (lack of a) gazillion of auxdisplay users, I doubt anyone is
basing a tree to be pulled in some other subsystem on your auxdisplay
tree.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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