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

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Wed Feb 14 2024 - 13:54:38 EST


On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 07:48:31PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 6:50 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> I am well aware of what rebasing does and the rules for PRs to Linus, thank you.
>
> First of all, you should have not applied the patch this quickly.
> Nobody gave a tag for it and you yourself are the author. Even if
> someone gave you a tag, 2 days is way too little time for something
> like auxdisplay. 2 weeks would be a more reasonable time frame.
>
> The point is: you seem to be rejecting feedback on the basis that you
> already applied a patch that you yourself authored 2 days ago. Not
> good.
>
> Now, for branches in linux-next, what you should avoid is rebasing
> wildly, but you can still do so if needed. If you are uncomfortable
> with that, then you should avoid rushing patches to begin with so that
> you don't have to do that.
>
> Regarding PRs to Linus, we are still in -rc4. There is plenty of time
> to bake things in `linux-next`. Unless you meant to sent this to a -rc
> release. But in that case: 1) there is no rush, 2) please see the
> first point again.

Okay, I dropped that patch from the queue.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko