linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 2/8] i2c: muxes: add support for tsd,mule-i2c multiplexer

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Message-ID: <ZrpIPTOTN20GoWqR@shikoro>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:37:01 +0200
From: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@...rry.de>,
	Farouk Bouabid <farouk.bouabid@...rry.de>,
	Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>,
	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/8] i2c: muxes: add support for tsd,mule-i2c
 multiplexer


> No, it's not. It was just a ping. The issue is here not describing
> dependency, allowing Guenter to take the patch and not even telling him
> that now next has warning. :/ It's like entire weight is on maintainers
> and contributors care only about getting their patch inside. Once it is
> inside, not my problem anymore... :(

I totally get the "weight on maintainers" thing. I just also see that
for new contributors, it can be hard to see soft dependencies in
advance. I mean, even we missed it. I guess Guenter is right, we all
make mistakes, so we fix them. Commits got reverted and we will re-apply
better.


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