Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1031093Ab2HIP2W (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:28:22 -0400 Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.122]:18958 "EHLO hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758438Ab2HIP2T (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:28:19 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=ZuBv2qHG c=1 sm=0 a=s5Htg7xnQOKvHEu9STBOug==:17 a=OpT9cpI26MMA:10 a=LzBzSxG1IzkA:10 a=5SG0PmZfjMsA:10 a=Q9fys5e9bTEA:10 a=meVymXHHAAAA:8 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=TevqYXmoyiODW8MIYWkA:9 a=PUjeQqilurYA:10 a=s5Htg7xnQOKvHEu9STBOug==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 72.230.195.127 Message-ID: <1344526098.6935.44.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: add new QCA alx ethernet driver From: Steven Rostedt To: Joe Perches Cc: "Ren, Cloud" , David Miller , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , qca-linux-team , nic-devel , "Huang, Xiong" , "hao-ran.liu@canonical.com" , "Rodriguez, Luis" Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:28:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1344525758.3165.8.camel@joe2Laptop> References: <6349D7A510622448B1BA0967850A8438013692CA@NASANEXD02D.na.qualcomm.com> <1344485382.2024.9.camel@joe2Laptop> <6349D7A510622448B1BA0967850A843801369364@NASANEXD02D.na.qualcomm.com> <20120808.231804.12694947300243733.davem@davemloft.net> <6349D7A510622448B1BA0967850A8438013693DD@NASANEXD02D.na.qualcomm.com> <20120809145454.GA21195@home.goodmis.org> <1344525758.3165.8.camel@joe2Laptop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.4.3-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 954 Lines: 27 On Thu, 2012-08-09 at 08:22 -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > Yes, I sent signed-off patches to their original RFC submission > (back last year?). To me, this single large patch is like a > snapshot of a git tree and not all contributors to that git > tree should be noted as signers of the entire thing. Ouch, that looks like we are losing all history. One large patch should not be submitted. If it was developed in steps, then it is best to show those steps when they are incorporated into the Linux repository. Sure, the patches may be reworked and folded together where appropriate, but when I read "this single large patch is like a snapshot of a git tree", that right there is a red flag. -- Steve -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/