linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] treewide: Fix typo "notifer"

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:59:26 +0300
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: WangYuli <wangyuli@...ontech.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] treewide: Fix typo "notifer"

On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 03:53:18PM +0800, WangYuli wrote:
> On 2025/7/15 15:22, Greg KH wrote:
> > Please break this up into one-patch-per-subsystem, like is required for
> > things like this.

> Honestly, I've always been quite unsure how to handle situations like this.
> 
> It seems every subsystem maintainer has different preferences.

True, but at least if you see the specific driver in the MAINTAINERS, split for
that driver. For instance, 8250_dw in this patch is exactly the case.

> I've previously encountered some maintainers who suggested I split such
> patches by subsystem so each maintainer could merge them into their tree
> without contention. However, other ones have argued that fixing spelling
> errors isn't worth multiple commits, claiming it would create chaos.

> Since I genuinely discover these spelling errors by chance each time, and to
> avoid giving the impression I'm "spamming" the kernel tree for some ulterior
> motive, I've opted to squash them into a single commit.
> 
> That said, I personally don't have any strong feelings or preferences on
> this matter. Since you've requested it, I'll go ahead and split it up and
> send a v2 patchset.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko