Re: [PATCH] drm/format_helper: fix a kernel-doc typo

[Randy Dunlap]

Hi Simon,

On 4/5/22 08:05, Simon Ser wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 at 16:39, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> On 4/4/22 23:26, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/5/22 08:12, Simon Ser wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Monday, April 4th, 2022 at 23:35, Randy Dunlap rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/4/22 09:04, Simon Ser wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Both doc patches pushed, thanks. I had to manually edit them because they
>>>>>> wouldn't apply cleanly. Next time, please use git-send-email (see
>>>>>> https://git-send-email.io/ for setup instructions).
>>>>>
>>>>> That's odd. I did use 'git send-email' and I don't usually have any
>>>>> problems (AFAIK). I'll check those setup instructions.
>>>>
>>>> Hm, maybe the issue isn't git-send-email, but the way the patch was
>>>> generated? I had to manually edit these lines for the first patch to work:
>>>>
>>>> --- linux-next-20211217.orig/include/drm/drm_file.h
>>>> +++ linux-next-20211217/include/drm/drm_file.h
>>>>
>>>> I changed these to:
>>>>
>>>> --- a/include/drm/drm_file.h
>>>> +++ b/include/drm/drm_file.h

quilt (which I am using) can generate a/ b/ patches instead of linux.orig/ and
linux/ patches.

>>>> This wasn't enough for the second patch, I had to re-do the changes by hand
>>>> from scratch.

I would like more information about this one if it's not too much trouble
for you.

>>> Yes, I believe the suggestion should be to use git-format-patch instead.
>>>
>>> To make sure that was is posted can be consumed by the git-am command.
>>
>>
>> Considering that I am not using git, I think it will be difficult
>> to use git-format-patch.
> 
> Ah, okay. Would you consider using Git for you next patches?

Don't know. It's quite a big hurdle to jump over IMO.

> (FYI, I'll pass next time I hit a patch which doesn't apply cleanly.
> Nothing personal, it's just that I don't have time to deal with broken
> patches.)

Yeah, I get it.

thanks.
-- 
~Randy