linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] staging: sm750fb: change function naming style

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Message-ID: <CAMyr_bKpXh99=LLpvunwRO91c2u3TMqiO2a1npcjohxRs57Cqg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 12:03:01 +0100
From: Richard Akintola <princerichard17a@...il.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc: Samuel Abraham <abrahamadekunle50@...il.com>, outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, 
	sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com, teddy.wang@...iconmotion.com, 
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] staging: sm750fb: change function naming style

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Apr 08, 2025 at 11:38:28AM +0100, Richard Akintola wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 06:57:38AM +0100, Richard Akintola wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM Samuel Abraham
> > > > <abrahamadekunle50@...il.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > This looks like a new version of a previously submitted patch, but you
> > > > >   did not list below the --- line any changes from the previous version.
> > > > >   Please read the section entitled "The canonical patch format" in the
> > > > >   kernel file, Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst for what
> > > > >   needs to be done here to properly describe this.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Samuel,
> > > >
> > > > I sent the patches individually before, but I was instructed to send a
> > > > patch series.
> > > >
> > > > Given that I didn't change any code, should I still add version number
> > > > and sending
> > > > patch series as the difference?
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > Think about it from our side, what would you want to see if you had to
> > > review hundreds of different patches a day?
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > greg k-h
> >
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > I have sent the new version, please do have a look at it.
>
> Again, please realize that some of us get hundreds, if not thousands, of
> changes a day to review.  A normal delay is about 1-2 weeks to get to a
> review of a change.  Ideally it would be faster, but there are only so
> many hours in a day.
>
> To help make this faster, please help out in reviewing other changes
> submitted by other developers, that will cause your changes to bubble
> up.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

I really do understand the situation and to be candid, I am in no hurry
but won't mind helping out in the review, perhaps a help with Review 101?

thanks,

Richard Akintola