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Subject: Re: ACPI-APEI-HEST: Fine-tuning for three function implementations
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> Well, as I said elsewhere, if you make the same type of change in
> multiple places in one piece of code (or code maintained by the same maintainer),

I can imagine that my update suggestions will also trigger some additional
development efforts. I assume that some contributors appreciate
fine-grained patch series, don't they?


> you make it easier to review those changes if they go in one patch.

It might look convenient. But I find that there are more aspects to consider
for a better patch granularity.

Regards,
Markus