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From: Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@gmail.com>
To: "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@metux.net>
Cc: "Linus Walleij" <linus.walleij@linaro.org>,
	"Lee Jones" <lee.jones@linaro.org>,
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	"Michal Simek" <monstr@monstr.eu>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 2/7] anybus-s: support HMS Anybus-S bus
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 09:58:45 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGngYiUkQ5Ha5=kybYqtqKr+DBfq6jdyt_kYQeh6VPQqMK5ByQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <32fc1e18-ebd3-3c60-282d-0f8f94cdf5da@metux.net>

On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:33 AM Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
<lkml@metux.net> wrote:
>
> I don't like the idea of name changing *after* this went to mainline
> and people are actually using it. At that point, people might even
> already written their own drivers, so they'd have to change them, too.
>
> Please let's do that ASAP. It doesn't cost us much at this stage.
>
> > Greg KH has accepted the v11 patch set, so at this stage we can make
> > changes only by circulating patches on the mailing list.
>
> @Greg: is that already in your tree ? What do you think about doing
> the name change now ?
>

Greg KH has already taken the patch set.
If we annoy him too much with this niche subsystem, we run
the very real risk that he'll just throw it out.

So any changes (naming or otherwise) will need to follow
the tried-and-tested method of:
- cycling patches on the mailing list until fully cooked
- maintainer sending cooked patches upstream (i.e. Greg KH)

Sven

  reply	other threads:[~2019-04-24 13:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-04-16 15:56 [PATCH v11 0/7] Add Fieldbus subsystem + support HMS Profinet card Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 15:56 ` [PATCH v11 1/7] fieldbus_dev: add Fieldbus Device subsystem Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 15:56 ` [PATCH v11 2/7] anybus-s: support HMS Anybus-S bus Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 17:06   ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-16 18:43     ` Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 20:58       ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-16 22:00         ` Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-17 15:25           ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-18 17:44             ` Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-24 10:25               ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-24 13:58                 ` Sven Van Asbroeck [this message]
2019-04-16 15:56 ` [PATCH v11 3/7] anybus-s: support the Arcx anybus controller Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 17:27   ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-16 18:35     ` Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 21:05       ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-16 21:23         ` Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-17  8:39           ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-17 14:17             ` Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-18  8:15               ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-18  8:18               ` Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
2019-04-18 13:18                 ` Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 15:56 ` [PATCH v11 4/7] dt-bindings: anybus-controller: document devicetree binding Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 15:56 ` [PATCH v11 5/7] dt-bindings: Add vendor prefix for arcx / Archronix Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 15:56 ` [PATCH v11 6/7] fieldbus_dev: support HMS Profinet IRT industrial controller Sven Van Asbroeck
2019-04-16 15:56 ` [PATCH v11 7/7] staging: fieldbus_dev: add TODO Sven Van Asbroeck

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