Re: [PATCH v2 01/11] dt-bindings: spi/spi-pxa2xx: add PXA2xx SSP SPI Controller

From: Mark Brown
Date: Fri Oct 12 2018 - 13:00:29 EST


On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 07:59:15PM +0200, Lubomir Rintel wrote:
> On Thu, 2018-10-11 at 15:27 +0100, Mark Brown wrote:

> > Please use subject lines matching the style for the subsystem. This
> > makes it easier for people to identify relevant patches.

> Thanks for the response.

> I'm a little confused here. Why I chose this subject line is because I
> did this:

> git log --no-merges Documentation/devicetree/bindings/

Try Documentation/devicetree/bindings/spi instead :)

> to figure out what's the typical subject for the DT binding changes.

> I also believed that's the right way to get Rob Herring's and Mark
> Rutland's attention. Do the device tree binding documentation typically

There *is* some debate for the DT bindings unfortunately.

> go in with the associated drivers, or via their tree ("OPEN FIRMWARE
> AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" in MAINTIANERS)?

They usually go in with the drivers. This one isn't so bad since it
does mention SPI, it's a worse problem when that's not present at all.

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