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=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED 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 A7105C8300A for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:15:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EB4C2082E for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:15:36 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=linaro.org header.i=@linaro.org header.b="Z4jK5/Q2" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726789AbgD3KPg (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:15:36 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:49260 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726405AbgD3KPf (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Apr 2020 06:15:35 -0400 Received: from mail-wr1-x441.google.com (mail-wr1-x441.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::441]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 434AFC035494 for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:15:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-wr1-x441.google.com with SMTP id f13so6124463wrm.13 for ; Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:15:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linaro.org; s=google; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to; bh=5pQJEnxi1ZD+zVU+9wcTIUMU9jsK5QVaYW3YwxeiYoA=; b=Z4jK5/Q2+yoNtPe/piK7UBqVqFGX3OQ89ytUfl7UNsG1b3m1ifHBlWIPg/YkRSxjdB c0wRXwmsaIE9EL6X0sMWhLn22ryuw+Yru4vK+o1MRzuIGNaz6bzvJgzvLU5tnlsn2SJP Gz9PSWgIGheg8T4zZsrhNkB3BJRfmwKnuSqwEOQ9jQGiUlwtEg9H7V2mSJDRYr23yNmW xJmhQbv9+ySDyAv8C9XOL6EgJOSfI2RLCD9WSz9uz2R4gDiIzJ2NzLohL5lkIUaJBeUK FjBEJ/K4dTqsQUzR2zJz3S6KzDrKLAAHq6Ucq/K1BiCYSgkFdxdHZq8wobW2E2nvcWbs Jpiw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding :in-reply-to; bh=5pQJEnxi1ZD+zVU+9wcTIUMU9jsK5QVaYW3YwxeiYoA=; b=WbU9FmUWMnydWShdpp+b7duyZh5mV9fUbZzmnsZX5Li7eVeEwI6Ygkzq/IjZWdf8Bd JzW582mR8/ot/TM8TI9mvpBcaiU9xKF8H2bRJK4ooeamhM75eC50mgdJTB/DDaqaGsdt nObvCaY6g/UJwD8zSONOexwbsR4H98Oqyo34EkMXVH9Bn6x/SlC18jowWjMjUTR1uRUj xJp2xouYFrJr2sMZjBoRJwUx+E4PRNetNl6MtPh23j399QUMoBEXmzZMKKaQio2wPY5o KzZwtUZW2oBx5pIggZjaLSGOlTNJrjY+ZPWMWw6PBbgbOt900hRC/EDrjiQUsByI2rRW /Q/g== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0PuYp3rHw97y4ObFXV2Mc3hOPn6HvVggYrnwCH0qc1h7Jw/Oi5Wfp NhpfEsZl2yFLR1v5tFM/AZe3ocYD6IE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypKyDzrfbAtIeZ2On3yC+hU2HnQ8q4rO6XTcJ+rJCMBGwEiDGDglmxTwGckDzQa3DmceDN9vbQ== X-Received: by 2002:adf:f1c5:: with SMTP id z5mr3261383wro.100.1588241734021; Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:15:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dell ([2.31.163.63]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id h1sm12675147wme.42.2020.04.30.03.15.32 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:15:33 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:15:29 +0100 From: Lee Jones To: Noralf =?iso-8859-1?Q?Tr=F8nnes?= Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, Daniel Thompson , Jingoo Han Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] backlight: Add backlight_device_get_by_name() Message-ID: <20200430101529.GB298816@dell> References: <20200429124830.27475-1-noralf@tronnes.org> <20200429124830.27475-2-noralf@tronnes.org> <20200430083219.GC3118@dell> <0fbc4eb5-cb39-5974-85bb-9f13278ecab4@tronnes.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <0fbc4eb5-cb39-5974-85bb-9f13278ecab4@tronnes.org> Sender: linux-usb-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 30 Apr 2020, Noralf Trønnes wrote: > > > Den 30.04.2020 10.32, skrev Lee Jones: > > On Wed, 29 Apr 2020, Noralf Trønnes wrote: > > > >> Add a way to lookup a backlight device based on its name. > >> Will be used by a USB display gadget getting the name from configfs. > >> > >> Cc: Lee Jones > >> Cc: Daniel Thompson > >> Cc: Jingoo Han > >> Signed-off-by: Noralf Trønnes > >> --- > >> drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ > >> include/linux/backlight.h | 1 + > >> 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+) > > > > Once reviewed, can this patch be applied on its own? > > > > If you can apply it for 5.8, then we're good. DRM has cutoff at -rc5 and > the driver won't be ready for that. This patch has this dependency > chain: usb -> drm -> backlight. So if you can apply it for 5.8, things > gets easier. > > > My guess is that it can't, as the other patches in this set depend on > > it, right? If this assumption is true, you need to send me the rest > > of the set. > > > > FYI: It's normally better to send the whole set to everyone, as it > > provides visibility on current review (or lack there of) status of the > > other patches and allows each of the maintainers to discuss possible > > merge strategies. > > dri-devel is the ML for backlight so I assumed you got the full set. dri-devel isn't the ML for Backlight. It's an interested party. I certainly have no intention of subscribing to it. > I have had trouble in the past with my email provider dropping parts of > a series when I had to many recipients. Without visibility into the other patches in the set, things become more difficult. Maybe use a different/better email provider. -- Lee Jones [李琼斯] Linaro Services Technical Lead Linaro.org │ Open source software for ARM SoCs Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog