Re: [PATCH v2] USB: serial: cp210x: Implement GPIO support for CP2102N

[Karoly Pados]

Thank you very much for squeezing this into your schedule. 
I've also become a lot more experienced now in contributing to the
kernel, concerning both planning and code. Next time things should
work out even smoother.

Wish you a great and rewarding vacation!

Karoly

July 20, 2018 12:16 PM, "Johan Hovold" <johan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 09:38:12PM +0000, Karoly Pados wrote:
> 
>> Hello Johan,
>> 
>> I hope maybe after you come back from your vacation you can still
>> merge this into 4.19, I guess the merge window will still be open.
> 
> You shouldn't make assumptions about peoples vacation plans. ;)
> 
>> Given that there are
>> about another 5 weeks until 4.19rc1 merge window closes,
>> I didn't think I'd be late with this patch, I am sorry.
> 
> New code must be ready and reviewed well in time before the merge window
> *opens*. So generally you cannot expect anything you post this week to
> be included in 4.19.
> 
>> However, as already explained to you, it'd be very important
>> for me to get this patch at least into 4.19, as otherwise the
>> time I loose is much greater than a single release cycle (due
>> to distro cycles), and I have actually a crowdfunding product
>> depending on this.
> 
> I know, and I already cut some corners for you with the baud-rate
> handling changes even though this is strictly not a valid reason to
> change the normal procedures.
> 
> That being said, I took a look at your gpio patch today and as it looks
> like you've addressed the major concerns with v1, and done so in a clean
> way, I'll make an exception.
> 
> I'll post some review comments, but I've already fixed up the patch
> myself. It's mostly style issues, but I did also find two bugs.
> 
> I do need you to respin the commit message, though; a commit message
> should be self-contained and not rely on external discussions to make
> sense (you can of course still refer/link to it). Patch-revision info
> should generally go below the cut-off line, unless it is useful to have
> it recorded.
> 
> Can you post a reworked commit message today so I can include this in my
> 4.19 updates?
> 
> Thanks,
> Johan