Re: [PATCH V2 1/3] mfd: wm8994-core: don't split lines unnecessarily

From: Lee Jones
Date: Wed Oct 05 2016 - 05:08:30 EST


On Wed, 05 Oct 2016, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 05-10-16, 09:49, Lee Jones wrote:
> > You are experienced enough to know better than this.
>
> :)
>
> > a) Contentless pings have never been acceptable. If you genuinely
> > think a patch has been forgotten you should resubmit with a
> > [RESEND]. That is their entire purpose.
>
> Sure, but I really believe a light *ping* is much better than a complete resend
> to start with. It generates far less noise.

Contentless pings are generally not accepted.

It also has the unfortunate side-effect of placing your patches at the
top of the pile, and since I process patches in reverse chronological
order, you just put yourself at the back of the list. ;)

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