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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] bus: fsl-mc: Make remove function return void
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Date:   Tue, 09 May 2023 17:20:48 +1000
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Li Yang <leoyang.li@nxp.com> writes:
> On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 8:44=E2=80=AFAM Uwe Kleine-K=C3=B6nig
> <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Leo,
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 08:00:04AM +0200, Uwe Kleine-K=C3=B6nig wrote:
>> > On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 09:30:05PM +0000, Leo Li wrote:
>> > > > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 11:41:22PM +0100, Uwe Kleine-K=C3=B6nig wr=
ote:
>> > > > > Hello,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > many bus remove functions return an integer which is a historic
>> > > > > misdesign that makes driver authors assume that there is some ki=
nd of
>> > > > > error handling in the upper layers. This is wrong however and
>> > > > > returning and error code only yields an error message.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > This series improves the fsl-mc bus by changing the remove callb=
ack to
>> > > > > return no value instead. As a preparation all drivers are change=
d to
>> > > > > return zero before so that they don't trigger the error message.
>> > > >
>> > > > Who is supposed to pick up this patch series (or point out a good =
reason for
>> > > > not taking it)?
>> > >
>> > > Previously Greg KH picked up MC bus patches.
>> > >
>> > > If no one is picking up them this time, I probably can take it throu=
gh
>> > > the fsl soc tree.
>> >
>> > I guess Greg won't pick up this series as he didn't get a copy of it :=
-)
>> >
>> > Browsing through the history of drivers/bus/fsl-mc there is no
>> > consistent maintainer to see. So if you can take it, that's very
>> > appreciated.
>>
>> My mail was meant encouraging, maybe it was too subtile? I'll try again:
>>
>> Yes, please apply, that would be wonderful!
>
> Sorry for missing your previous email.  I will do that.  Thanks.

Does MAINTAINERS need updating?

It says:

QORIQ DPAA2 FSL-MC BUS DRIVER
M:	Stuart Yoder <stuyoder@gmail.com>
M:	Laurentiu Tudor <laurentiu.tudor@nxp.com>
L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
S:	Maintained
...
F:	drivers/bus/fsl-mc/


cheers