Re: [PATCH 0/5] remove label = "cpu" from DSA dt-binding

[Arınç ÜNAL]

On 1.12.2022 13:42, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > On 30.11.2022 18:55, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > > On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 05:10:35PM +0300, Arınç ÜNAL wrote:
> > > > Hello folks,
> > > >
> > > > With this patch series, we're completely getting rid of 'label = "cpu";'
> > > > which is not used by the DSA dt-binding at all.
> > > >
> > > > Information for taking the patches for maintainers:
> > > > Patch 1: netdev maintainers (based off netdev/net-next.git main)
> > > > Patch 2-3: SoC maintainers (based off soc/soc.git soc/dt)
> > > > Patch 4: MIPS maintainers (based off mips/linux.git mips-next)
> > > > Patch 5: PowerPC maintainers (based off powerpc/linux.git next-test)
> > >
> > > Hi Arınç
> > >
> > > So your plan is that each architecture maintainer merges one patch?
> >
> > Initially, I sent this series to soc@xxxxxxxxxx to take it all but Rob
> > said it must be this way instead.
> >
> > > That is fine, but it is good to be explicit, otherwise patches will
> > > fall through the cracks because nobody picks them up. I generally use
> > > To: to indicate who i expect to merge a patch, and everybody else in
> > > the Cc:
> >
> > Thanks for this, I'll follow suit if I don't see any activity for a few
> > weeks.
>
> IMHO the best solution if the patches are truly independent is to send
> them independantly to each maintainer. That way there's no confusion
> about whether someone else will take the series.
>
> It's also simpler for maintainers to apply a single standalone patch vs
> pick a single patch from a larger series.

I agree. I'll do that next time.

Cheers.
Arınç