linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/14] wifi: ath10k: snoc: support powering on the device via pwrseq

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Message-ID: <f7c93dbb-9633-4dc5-983e-2f0df13989ce@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:47:16 +0100
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com>
Cc: Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@....qualcomm.com>,
 Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
 Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...nel.org>,
 Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
 Luiz Augusto von Dentz <luiz.dentz@...il.com>,
 Jeff Johnson <jjohnson@...nel.org>, Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
 Konrad Dybcio <konradybcio@...nel.org>,
 Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>, Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>,
 Balakrishna Godavarthi <quic_bgodavar@...cinc.com>,
 Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
 ath10k@...ts.infradead.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
 Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/14] wifi: ath10k: snoc: support powering on the
 device via pwrseq

On 16/01/2026 17:41, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 05:08:58PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 16/01/2026 16:18, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>>> On 1/15/2026 11:48 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 15/01/2026 23:30, Jeff Johnson wrote:
>>>>> On 1/5/2026 5:01 PM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
>>>>>> The WCN39xx family of WiFi/BT chips incorporates a simple PMU, spreading
>>>>>> voltages over internal rails. Implement support for using powersequencer
>>>>>> for this family of ATH10k devices in addition to using regulators.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Reviewed-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@....qualcomm.com>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>>>>>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h |  2 ++
>>>>>
>>>>> My automation flagged:
>>>>> * drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.c has no QTI copyright
>>>>> * drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/snoc.h has no QTI copyright
>>>>> * 2 copyright issues
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll add these manually in my 'pending' branch
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And why is this a problem? You are not here to impose Qualcomm rules, bu
>>>> care about Linux kernel. You cannot add copyrights based on what exactly?
>>>
>>> I am a maintainer that is paid by Qualcomm to perform that role, and hence I
>>> have a duty to enforce the legal guidance from Qualcomm when it comes to
>>> contributions from other Qualcomm employees.
>>
>> No, it's not your duty to enforce rules from some other departments or
>> business units. Especially not without agreement of that person. You
>> cannot just add copyrights to other people's commits just because you
>> think that such copyrights should be there. Only the copyright owner -
>> which you did not identify here and email address of contributor does
>> not imply that (you don't even know what work contract a person has) -
>> can add such copyrights.
> 
> In this particular usecase Jeff has enough knowledge about me and my
> working place. I will have to resend the series anyway, but otherwise it
> was perfectly fine for him to correct the copyright.

Fine, but please do not add copyrights yourself to any of my code. It's
fine to point is a reviewing comment and expect clarifications on my
side, I don't find changing people's code and adding there copyrights as
right way.

Best regards,
Krzysztof