Re: [PATCH] rust: alloc: add doc test for `Vec::from_elem`

[Hsiu Che Yu]

On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 10:11:01PM +0900, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> I don't think there is any hard rule, but usually a patch series implies
> a dependency between the patches, i.e. patch 2 cannot build without
> patch 1. For what you sent so far this is not the case, so separate
> patches is fine and maybe even preferable as they can be applied
> individually whereas maintainers tend to consider series as "all or
> nothing" (there are exceptions of course).

I think I now understand the distinction between a patch series and
individual patches. For independent changes, I'll just send them as
separate patches.

On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 10:11:01PM +0900, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> No worries. If I may recommend b4 [1] for managing your patch series, it
> ususally just does the right thing for you.
>
> [1] https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/

I've just started using b4, and it has been really helpful — it takes
care of a lot of things that previously required juggling multiple tools.

Thanks,
Hsiu