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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
To: Mark Brown <broonie-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
	Alexander Shiyan <shc_work-JGs/UdohzUI@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-spi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] spi: clps711x: Driver refactor
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2014 20:03:24 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1466537.jU4x6flQ6J@wuerfel> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140102182549.GF31886-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>

On Thursday 02 January 2014 18:25:49 Mark Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 02, 2014 at 06:46:23PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 
> > I definitely agree with what you say, but please note that Alexander is
> > the only person who ever sends clps711x patches, so there is not much
> > hope of collaboration. I also suspect he's the only one who would
> 
> There's stuff been going in from the people who do generic cleanups and
> updates.

Yes, I meant patches for new clps711x functionality. I saw the cleanups
as well.

> > suffer from accidental breakage, especially since the existing driver
> > is not used anywhere upstream (no instance of platform data, and no
> > DT support).
>
> Right.  On the other hand I really don't want to get into setting bad
> precedents that people then use when they complain that I actually want
> to review their code, that's just going to be more miserable in the long
> run.

Makes sense.

	Arnd
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-01-02 19:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-01-01  6:09 [PATCH 1/2] spi: clps711x: Driver refactor Alexander Shiyan
     [not found] ` <1388556568-10973-1-git-send-email-shc_work-JGs/UdohzUI@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-01 13:23   ` Mark Brown
     [not found]     ` <20140101132334.GP31886-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-01 13:44       ` Alexander Shiyan
     [not found]         ` <1388583851.810843204-7YUp6uTCZANsdVUOrk1QfQ@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-01 15:07           ` Mark Brown
     [not found]             ` <20140101150737.GR31886-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-02 17:46               ` Arnd Bergmann
2014-01-02 18:20                 ` Alexander Shiyan
     [not found]                 ` <201401021846.23488.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-02 18:25                   ` Mark Brown
     [not found]                     ` <20140102182549.GF31886-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-02 19:03                       ` Arnd Bergmann [this message]
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2016-07-06 14:53 Arnd Bergmann

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