On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 03:44:37PM +0200, Erikas Bitovtas wrote:
> On 2/11/26 3:37 PM, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 03:32:41PM +0200, Erikas Bitovtas wrote:

...

> >>>>> Please implement previous feedback.
> >>>>
> >>>> Since I am making changes to the existing driver instead of creating a 
> >>>> new one,
> >>>> I introduced a new patch series. As I mentioned in the cover letter, 
> >>>> cm36686 is
> >>>> fully compatible with vcnl4040, so instead of creating a new binding, I 
> >>>> create a
> >>>> fallback compatible for the device. I probably should have named this 
> >>>> patch
> >>>> series something else.
> >>>
> >>> That's fine, but that's v3 of previous patches. Your work was to add
> >>> CM36686 support. How you do it, evolves, but patchset/work is one
> >>> continuous work. When you rework approach next time, you also start from
> >>> v1? And then you go back to previous solution of new driver it will jump
> >>> from v1 to v3?
> >>>
> >>
> >> There has been a misunderstanding. I assumed that since I will no longer
> >> be developing that driver, this warrants a new patch series. I apologize
> >> for this.
> >> Here is the changelog since v2:
> >> - Remove the previous unnecessary proposed driver and bindings.
> >> - Add a fallback compatible for cm36686 of vcnl4040.
> >> - Add a new compatible for cm36672p.
> >> - Add channel info for cm36672p.
> >> - Remove redundant information in the dt-bindings commit message.
> >> Here is the link to v2:
> >> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/[email protected]/
> >>
> >> I have received some feedback regarding the changes I made to the
> >> existing vcnl4000 driver. Shall I submit the implementation of it as a
> >> v3 to that series of patches?
> > 
> > I guess v4 would be better as this is assumed misversioned v3, if I got
> > the situation correctly.
> 
> Yes, I started a new patch series when I should have continued previous
> one. I will submit an implementation of your feedback as a v4 to the
> patch series I started initially. Thank you!

Do not forget to include the _full_ changelog per version

  ...from v<N>:
  ...
  ...from v2:
  ...
  ...from v1:
  ...

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko



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