From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E720FC47247 for ; Sat, 9 May 2020 18:26:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C551F2192A for ; Sat, 9 May 2020 18:26:57 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key) header.d=armlinux.org.uk header.i=@armlinux.org.uk header.b="0ZxtxvLw" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728162AbgEIS05 (ORCPT ); Sat, 9 May 2020 14:26:57 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:54498 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727950AbgEIS04 (ORCPT ); Sat, 9 May 2020 14:26:56 -0400 Received: from pandora.armlinux.org.uk (pandora.armlinux.org.uk [IPv6:2001:4d48:ad52:3201:214:fdff:fe10:1be6]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7D4EDC061A0C; Sat, 9 May 2020 11:26:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=armlinux.org.uk; s=pandora-2019; h=Sender:In-Reply-To:Content-Type: MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:Reply-To: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date: Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id: List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=D7pTyze1SsxRJ8ouALBBELONpy4Mt2F8CjcAqQmMGAk=; b=0ZxtxvLwDVo6IiLVe36gQngnK MZgq6PkmUJx8lUfuHOf/zyfGz76TXSr5RuWyLAVWwjheV/GfnvRH2HAIM3s3x1KCoS9X9aalR1RXi fS26+me4+JVdX0M+CrtZtbIRuQ5ZThyg7znzx3unmXXrAdjFvL/pBzXs3QY+e7XGbCr6ysRjSFY4H 0AgR7Zl1+5/SgFAz0/+lEDeRQTXHQ2IuEku2qk+HXFcPo39CVu69FkLxTdnzx6MvYzaAyLIpxk34V SYyo8aiLruPZ+XUapPBX1pIJiF1v9Y+eRpfx71FgbWP+5lQTwG31/UZjhhwaM5yFPuEaLQDkOyJbA EdDaLyeXw==; Received: from shell.armlinux.org.uk ([fd8f:7570:feb6:1:5054:ff:fe00:4ec]:58292) by pandora.armlinux.org.uk with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jXUBV-0004oU-Bg; Sat, 09 May 2020 19:26:49 +0100 Received: from linux by shell.armlinux.org.uk with local (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1jXUBT-00034O-9f; Sat, 09 May 2020 19:26:47 +0100 Date: Sat, 9 May 2020 19:26:47 +0100 From: Russell King - ARM Linux admin To: Amit Tomer Cc: Andrew Lunn , Hui Song , devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, jiafei.pan@nxp.com, linux-arm-kernel Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/3] armv8: gpio: add gpio feature Message-ID: <20200509182647.GI1551@shell.armlinux.org.uk> References: <20200509103956.26038-3-hui.song_1@nxp.com> <20200509103956.26038-2-hui.song_1@nxp.com> <20200509153315.GR208718@lunn.ch> <20200509172724.GG1551@shell.armlinux.org.uk> <20200509181845.GH1551@shell.armlinux.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20200509181845.GH1551@shell.armlinux.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) Sender: devicetree-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: devicetree@vger.kernel.org On Sat, May 09, 2020 at 07:18:45PM +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote: > On Sat, May 09, 2020 at 11:34:59PM +0530, Amit Tomer wrote: > > > From what I can tell, these patches are not for the kernel. The > > > filenames don't match th kernel layout. > > > > These files looks to be from U-boot, and must be intended for U-boot > > as I see U-boot mailing address in recipient's address? > > So why is it copied to: > > devicetree@vger.kernel.org - a kernel mailing list > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org - the main kernel mailing list > linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org - the gpio driver kernel mailing list > linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org - the ARM kernel mailing list > > Given that it includes four kernel mailing lists (ok, devicetree > may be argued to have a wider application), then I don't think the > conclusion that "it's for u-boot, because there's _one_ u-boot > mailing list in the recipients" is particularly obvious. > > The author really needs to state that up front if they're sending > it to a wide audeience, rather than leaving people to guess, thereby > potentially wasting their time. > > Not only did Andrew review the patch as if it were for the kernel, > but I also wasted time on this as well when I double-took the > ifdefs, and wanted to check the current driver in the kernel. Oh, and... u-boot@linux.nxdi.nxp.com bounces because that domain is not resolvable - I guess that is internal to NXP, and this patch should have remained within NXP and not been posted publically. -- RMK's Patch system: https://www.armlinux.org.uk/developer/patches/ FTTC broadband for 0.8mile line in suburbia: sync at 10.2Mbps down 587kbps up