From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Geert Uytterhoeven Subject: Re: [Question] sumbit VIAFB driver Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:28:10 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.91] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jthov-0000TJ-Cq for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 07 May 2008 04:28:25 -0700 Received: from harold.telenet-ops.be ([195.130.133.65]) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1Jthos-0001Qv-NW for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Wed, 07 May 2008 04:28:25 -0700 In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: JosephChan@via.com.tw Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net On Wed, 7 May 2008, JosephChan@via.com.tw wrote: > I've tried to split the patch into parts and sent to linux-fbdev-devel. > But I got returned mail, it seems to be my patch was banned by > linux-fbdev-devel. Really? I don't see them being stuck in mailman, and I did receive them through the list. Can you please forward me the error email by personal email? > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Morton [mailto:akpm@linux-foundation.org] > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:45 AM > To: Geert Uytterhoeven > Cc: Joseph Chan; linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [Question] sumbit VIAFB driver > > On Mon, 5 May 2008 20:37:22 +0200 (CEST) Geert Uytterhoeven > wrote: > > > Hi Joseph, > > > > On Mon, 5 May 2008, JosephChan@via.com.tw wrote: > > > We would like to sumbit VIA's framebuffer device driver into kernel > > > and I've done the patch file. > > > But the patch seems too large to send (2 files exceed 2700 lines, > > > other > > > 3 more files exceed 1000 lines), it's appreciated to guide me to > > > separate those signle file into multiple parts? > > > > For review, you can split the patch in multiple parts (one for each > > big > > change) and send them separately. > > > > For submission (after integrating the review comments!), you can send > > it as one big patch to Andrew Morton, I think. Andrew? > > > > Sure. Just copy me on the split-up patches and remind me to join them > all together for upstream merging. Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone