linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dma-fence: Correct return of dma_fence_driver

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Message-ID: <b21ba8b4-a31f-44e5-a2da-ba585a93d3a6@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:17:30 +0200
From: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@...nel.org>
To: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@...lia.com>
Cc: phasta@...nel.org, Sumit Semwal <sumit.semwal@...aro.org>,
 Gustavo Padovan <gustavo@...ovan.org>,
 Christian König <christian.koenig@....com>,
 linux-media@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dma-fence: Correct return of dma_fence_driver_name()

On 10/24/25 3:37 PM, Tvrtko Ursulin wrote:
> Good to know. I am coming from the angle that netiquette, at least in the olden
> days, used to be that when you join an established thread you don't trim too
> much of the context. For the benefit of people joining the thread at that very
> point, especially when re-raising an argument which has already been discussed.

I see it the opposite way, leaving too much context wastes people's time
searching for the actual reply, see also [1].

If someone wants the full context, previously sent mails are always available.

[1] https://subspace.kernel.org/etiquette.html#trim-your-quotes-when-replying

>> Now, you can argue that you mean "driver has been detached from the fence",
>> which means something along the lines of "the driver has no business with the
>> fence anymore", but this is not what people think of when they read
>> "detached-driver".Okay people. :)

Not a big deal, but for you to note: Quite some of your replies I've received
recently add text to the quoted parts, in this case the "Okay people. :)".

> How about "unknown-driver", would that satisfy you?

Honestly, the most accurate thing to say would be "fence-signaled", because
that's the actual condition which causes the change.