Re: Commit messages in a series of patches

2021-09-17 Thread Valdis Klētnieks
On Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:12:45 +0200, FMDF said: > My question is: why "This patch is preparation for _io_ops [future] > structure removal." is good while "Eventually this function will be > deleted but some of the code will be reused later." is not. The first is specific about what is being

Commit messages in a series of patches

2021-09-17 Thread FMDF
Hi all, I've sent a series of 19 patches (co-developed by Pavel Skripkin). Now it is v7 and we hope it is the latest revision. :) Few days ago, when it was still at v5, Dan Carpenter reviewed the whole series and asked us to remove "irrelevant" information from the commit message of 15/19: [1]

where can I find the explanations for pin-ctrl or #clock-cells in the dts file? (device tree)

2021-09-17 Thread ckim
Hi I've downloaded device tree spec from https://www.devicetree.org/specifications/ but it doesn't tell me anything about #clock-cells or pin-ctrl properties. (the spec is the newst 2020 version) Isnt there any full specification somewhere? Thanks, Chan Kim

Mainlining MSM8960 Device - Initramfs Issue

2021-09-17 Thread logicalerzor
Hello all, I'm trying to learn about Linux by mainlining my device, the Samsung Galaxy S3 SGH-I437. It has a MSM8960 SoC (quite old). I'm trying to get postmarketOS's initramfs to show (I bundle it up with the kernel), but unlike the downstream kernel, nothing appears in the UART console. I