Re: [patch v1 1/2] drivers/platform/x86: move module mlx-platform from arch/x86 to drivers/platform/x86

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Thu, 2016-10-27 at 15:26 +0000, Vadim Pasternak wrote:
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> > From: Andy Shevchenko [mailto:andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 4:59 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [patch v1 1/2] drivers/platform/x86: move module mlx-
> > platform
> > from arch/x86 to drivers/platform/x86
> > 
> > On Thu, 2016-10-27 at 13:59 +0000, vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > From: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > 
> > > Move module mlx-platform.c from arch/x86/platform/mellanox/ to
> > > drivers/platform/x86/.
> > > Remove folder arch/x86/platform/mellanox/ and update relevant
> > > Makefile
> > > and Kconfig.
> > 
> > No way, please use -M -C.
> > 
> 
> 
> Hi Andy,
> 
> I am afraid I didn't understand your comment.
> Could you, please, add some more details?

When you prepare patchesÂwhere files are copied and/or moved add those
command line options. It is the case for this patch.

Moreover I forgot to mention -n (link your patches into an e-mail
thread) if you consider them dependent.

More details are available in help of git format-patch.

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Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Intel Finland Oy