netdev - RE: linux-next: manual merge of the net-next tree with the arm-soc tree

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Date:   Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:20:29 +0000
From:   <nobuhiro1.iwamatsu@...hiba.co.jp>
To:     <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <olof@...om.net>, <arnd@...db.de>,
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
CC:     <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: linux-next: manual merge of the net-next tree with the arm-soc
 tree

Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Rothwell [mailto:sfr@...b.auug.org.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 11:05 AM
> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>; Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>; Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>; Arnd
> Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>; ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
> Cc: Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>; Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>; Linux
> Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>; iwamatsu nobuhiro(岩松 信洋 □ＳＷＣ◯ＡＣＴ)
> <nobuhiro1.iwamatsu@...hiba.co.jp>
> Subject: linux-next: manual merge of the net-next tree with the arm-soc tree
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Today's linux-next merge of the net-next tree got conflicts in:
> 
>   arch/arm64/boot/dts/toshiba/tmpv7708-rm-mbrc.dts
>   arch/arm64/boot/dts/toshiba/tmpv7708.dtsi
> 
> between commits:
> 
>   4fd18fc38757 ("arm64: dts: visconti: Add watchdog support for TMPV7708 SoC")
>   0109a17564fc ("arm: dts: visconti: Add DT support for Toshiba Visconti5 GPIO driver")
> 
> from the arm-soc tree and commit:
> 
>   ec8a42e73432 ("arm: dts: visconti: Add DT support for Toshiba Visconti5 ethernet controller")
> 
> from the net-next tree.
> 
> I fixed it up (see below) and can carry the fix as necessary. This
> is now fixed as far as linux-next is concerned, but any non trivial
> conflicts should be mentioned to your upstream maintainer when your tree
> is submitted for merging.  You may also want to consider cooperating
> with the maintainer of the conflicting tree to minimise any particularly
> complex conflicts.
> 

This is because the DTS changes are included in net-next. This patch should be merged via the soc tree.
I had the same problem before. How is it correct to send a DTS patch?
Should I separate into different series?

Best regards,
  Nobuhiro