netdev - RE: [PATCH v2 0/8] treewide: Add R-Car S4-8 Ethernet Switch support

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Date:   Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:21:37 +0000
From:   Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@...esas.com>
To:     Vinod Koul <vkoul@...nel.org>
CC:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, "kishon@...com" <kishon@...com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "richardcochran@...il.com" <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        "robh+dt@...nel.org" <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        "krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org" 
        <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        "geert+renesas@...der.be" <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        "andrew@...n.ch" <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "linux-phy@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-phy@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 0/8] treewide: Add R-Car S4-8 Ethernet Switch support

Hi Vinod,

> From: Vinod Koul, Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2022 3:57 PM
> 
> On 22-09-22, 00:46, Yoshihiro Shimoda wrote:
> > Hi Jakub,
> >
> > Thank you for your comment!
> >
> > > From: Jakub Kicinski, Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 11:40 PM
> > >
> > > On Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:47:37 +0900 Yoshihiro Shimoda wrote:
> > > > Subject: [PATCH v2 0/8] treewide: Add R-Car S4-8 Ethernet Switch support
> > >
> > > I think you may be slightly confused about the use of the treewide
> > > prefix. Perhaps Geert or one of the upstream-savvy contractors could
> > > help you navigate targeting the correct trees?
> >
> > I thought we have 2 types about the use of the treewide:
> > 1) Completely depends on multiple subsystems and/or
> >    change multiple subsystems in a patch.
> > 2) Convenient for review.
> >
> > This patch series type is the 2) above. However, should I use
> > treewide for the 1) only?
> 
> No, How is it convenient for review.. I would like to see a series just
> for phy... I dont need to see the whole other things...
> 
> Maybe Convenient for you to toss the pile to upstream reviewers, surely
> not for us!

Thank you very much for your comments. I understood it.
I will not submit this type of treewide from now on.

Best regards,
Yoshihiro Shimoda