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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Akshay Gupta <akshay.gupta@amd.com>
Cc: linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux@roeck-us.net, arnd@arndb.de,
	naveenkrishna.chatradhi@amd.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] misc: sbrmi: Add support for new revision
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2024 13:54:29 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2024070452-bunkbed-example-9dd3@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240704111624.1583460-7-akshay.gupta@amd.com>

On Thu, Jul 04, 2024 at 11:16:24AM +0000, Akshay Gupta wrote:
> - RMI device supports v21 on Turin, which has increased register set.
>   Hence, requires 2byte for register addressing.
> 
> - Both Genoa and Turin processors are SP5 compatible, often CPUs are
>   interchanged on the base boards with BMC remaining the same.
>   Hence, we need to identify correct regmap configuration. A mechanism
>   was not defined to identify the RMI register address width.
> - The address width can only be determined if the socket is powered ON.
> - This patch also addresses CPUID and MCAMSR register read protocol,
>   the modification is due to the increase in register address size and
>   the modified thread input.
> 

When you have to list all of the different things you did in a single
change, that's a huge hint that it needs to be split up.

Remember, each patch can only do _one_ thing.

Would you want to review something that attempted to do all of this at
once?

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2024-07-04 11:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-07-04 11:16 [PATCH 0/6] misc: add amd side-band functionality Akshay Gupta
2024-07-04 11:16 ` [PATCH 1/6] hwmon/misc sbrmi: Move core sbrmi from hwmon to misc Akshay Gupta
2024-07-04 11:47   ` Greg KH
2024-07-04 13:57     ` Gupta, Akshay
2024-07-04 11:16 ` [PATCH 2/6] misc: sbrmi: Add platform device add to create platform device Akshay Gupta
2024-07-04 11:50   ` Greg KH
2024-07-04 14:13     ` Gupta, Akshay
2024-07-04 11:16 ` [PATCH 3/6] misc: sbrmi: Use regmap subsystem Akshay Gupta
2024-07-04 11:53   ` Greg KH
2024-07-04 14:26     ` Gupta, Akshay
2024-07-04 11:16 ` [PATCH 4/6] misc: sbrmi: Clear sbrmi status register bit SwAlertSts Akshay Gupta
2024-07-04 11:16 ` [PATCH 5/6] misc/hwmon: sbrmi: Add support for APML protocols Akshay Gupta
2024-07-04 11:16 ` [PATCH 6/6] misc: sbrmi: Add support for new revision Akshay Gupta
2024-07-04 11:54   ` Greg KH [this message]
2024-07-04 14:28     ` Gupta, Akshay
2024-07-04 11:48 ` [PATCH 0/6] misc: add amd side-band functionality Greg KH
2024-07-04 14:47   ` Gupta, Akshay

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