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From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] fbtft: Replace custom ->reset() with generic one
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:07:19 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YIfwZ/oPVB9splQq@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210416142044.17766-1-andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 05:20:41PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> The custom ->reset() repeats the generic one, replace it.
> 
> Note, in newer kernels the context of the function is a sleeping one,
> it's fine to switch over to the sleeping functions. Keeping the reset
> line asserted longer than 20 microseconds is also okay, it's an idling
> state of the hardware.
> 
> Fixes: b2ebd4be6fa1 ("staging: fbtft: add fb_agm1264k-fl driver")

What does this "fix"?  A bug or just a "it shouldn't have been done this
way"?

And as others pointed out, if you could put "staging: fbtft:" as a
prefix here, that would be much better.

thanks,

greg k-h

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From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] fbtft: Replace custom ->reset() with generic one
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:07:19 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YIfwZ/oPVB9splQq@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210416142044.17766-1-andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 05:20:41PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> The custom ->reset() repeats the generic one, replace it.
> 
> Note, in newer kernels the context of the function is a sleeping one,
> it's fine to switch over to the sleeping functions. Keeping the reset
> line asserted longer than 20 microseconds is also okay, it's an idling
> state of the hardware.
> 
> Fixes: b2ebd4be6fa1 ("staging: fbtft: add fb_agm1264k-fl driver")

What does this "fix"?  A bug or just a "it shouldn't have been done this
way"?

And as others pointed out, if you could put "staging: fbtft:" as a
prefix here, that would be much better.

thanks,

greg k-h
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-04-27 11:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-04-16 14:20 [PATCH v2 1/4] fbtft: Replace custom ->reset() with generic one Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-16 14:20 ` Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-16 14:20 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] fbtft: Rectify GPIO handling Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-16 14:20   ` Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-16 14:20 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] fbtft: Don't spam logs when probe is deferred Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-16 14:20   ` Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-16 14:20 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] fbtft: Update TODO Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-16 14:20   ` Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-17  7:18 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] fbtft: Replace custom ->reset() with generic one Fabio Aiuto
2021-04-17  7:18   ` Fabio Aiuto
2021-04-27 11:07 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2021-04-27 11:07   ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-04-27 12:10   ` Andy Shevchenko
2021-04-27 12:10     ` Andy Shevchenko

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