Re: [PATCH] i2c: Mark instantiated device nodes with OF_POPULATE

[Rob Herring <robherring2-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:10 AM, Pantelis Antoniou
<pantelis.antoniou-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Hi Wolfram,
>
>> On Jun 10, 2015, at 17:08 , Wolfram Sang <wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>>>> IIRC it is the one which adds OF_POPULATED. If so, why is this not
>>>> scheduled for 4.1 as this bugfix depends on it?
>>>
>>> No idea. This is an obvious bugfix.
>>
>> Dunno if you did but mentioning after the commit message where you think
>> it should be applied is very helpful for maintainers.
>>
>>> I would like to, yes. It’s just the nature of the process when dealing with
>>> multiple kernel trees. I would be happy for someone to pick up and queue it
>>> for 4.1.
>>
>> That might be too late now... You could also have sent the patch to me
>> so that I could apply it via i2c with rob's ack. Next time...
>>
>
> No worries. I’ve waited a couple of years until these things got in, I can wait
> one more release cycle.

You should know this already, but in the future for cross subsystem
dependencies:
- send the whole series together
- Be clear if they are targeted for current rc and/or stable
- suggest who you think should merge them:
  - for fixes, whomever took the offending commit if it is the same
kernel cycle.
  - for dependencies, get ack's on the dependencies.

Rob