From: Sebastian Reichel <sre@kernel.org>
To: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr>,
linux-pm@vger.kernel.org, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
kernel-janitors@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tps65090-charger: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in two functions
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:24:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20171218172404.3nqyza4ml5oofykn@earth> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cf645236-d4da-a52c-216a-248d76a61025@users.sourceforge.net>
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Hi,
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 09:47:34PM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> >> I am still waiting for possibilities to improve also the corresponding
> >> reference documentation somehow as you know it already.
> >
> > If you require someone else to update the documentation to be able to
> > explain why the patch is useful,
>
> My approach is to refer to the Linux allocation failure report.
>
>
> > then it would seem that you do not know why the patch is useful,
> > and thus should not submit it.
>
> We tried to clarify other explanation approaches a few times.
>
> But it seems that we are stuck with specific software aspects.
> How would you like to see remaining open issues to be resolved
> there anyhow?
FYI: I will drop this and (without any further notice) all future
patches from you, that do no follow the documented process in
Documentation/process/.
-- Sebastian
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Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-12-16 18:43 [PATCH] tps65090-charger: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in two functions SF Markus Elfring
2017-12-16 18:53 ` Joe Perches
2017-12-16 20:30 ` SF Markus Elfring
2017-12-16 20:36 ` Julia Lawall
2017-12-16 20:47 ` SF Markus Elfring
2017-12-18 17:24 ` Sebastian Reichel [this message]
2017-12-18 17:32 ` SF Markus Elfring
2017-12-16 20:40 ` Joe Perches
2017-12-16 20:52 ` SF Markus Elfring
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