Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] backlight: rt4831: Adds DT binding document for Richtek RT4831 backlight

[ChiYuan Huang]

Hi, Lee:

Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> 於 2020年12月15日 週二 下午3:53寫道：
>
> On Mon, 14 Dec 2020, Daniel Thompson wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 10:40:55PM +0800, ChiYuan Huang wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx> 於 2020年12月14日 週一 下午5:59寫道：
> > > >
> > > > Hi CY
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 12:33:43AM +0800, cy_huang wrote:
> > > > > From: ChiYuan Huang <cy_huang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >
> > > > > Adds DT binding document for Richtek RT4831 backlight.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: ChiYuan Huang <cy_huang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > This patch got keyword filtered and brought to my attention
> > > > but the rest of the series did not.
> > > >
> > > > If it was a backlight patch series you need to send it To: the
> > > > all the backlight maintainers.
> > > >
> > > Yes, I'm waiting for mfd reviewing.
> > > Due to mfd patch, I need to add backlight dt-binding patch prior to
> > > backlight source code.
> > > Or autobuild robot will said mfd dt-binding build fail from Rob.
> > > That's why I send the backlight dt-binding prior to the source code.
> > >
> > > I still have backlight/regulator source code patch after mfd reviewing.
> > > Do you want me to send all the patches without waiting for mfd reviewing?
> >
> > To some extent it's up to you.
> >
> > I think I would have shared all the pieces at once (although not it Lee,
> > as mfd maintainer, had suggested otherwise).
>
> You should not need to concern yourself with patch ordering outside
> of the realms of the set i.e. [PATCH 1/x], [PATCH 2/x], etc.
>
> If you just send the whole patch set and you do not specify otherwise,
> it will be applied, in order, as a set.
>
> Sending subsystem patches without the correct maintainers as recipients
> is bad form.  Many of us have filters on, so this tactic will seldom
> work in any case.
>

In my case, there're mfd/backlight/regulator for RT4831.
You mean I can just send the whole patch set directly to whole
mfd/backlight/regulator maintainers.
And you can filter like as the keyword to review the related contents, right?

>From my original thought, the order is mfd -> backlight-> regulator,
one by one due to different maintainers.
Maybe I think too much about the patch ordering

If so, after getting the comment from Rob, I'll send the whole patch to you.
Thanks for the notice.
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