Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] auxdisplay: Move cfag12864b.h to the subsystem folder

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Wed Feb 14 2024 - 13:48:35 EST


Hi Andy,

On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 6:50 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 06:42:56PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 6:40 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I don't want to rebase, esp. taking into account the proposal below.
> >
> > Why do you not want to rebase?
>
> It's a standard practice in the Linux kernel development.
> If it's not a so critical issue, why should we rebase?
>
> rebasing will break SHA sums and it's not appreciated especially at the late
> rcX weeks. Linus can even refuse to accept a PR based on this fact.

Come on, we're only at rc4.
Given the (lack of a) gazillion of auxdisplay users, I doubt anyone is
basing a tree to be pulled in some other subsystem on your auxdisplay
tree.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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