Return-path: Received: from mail-qa0-f46.google.com ([209.85.216.46]:60643 "EHLO mail-qa0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754708Ab3A1V4p (ORCPT ); Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:56:45 -0500 Received: by mail-qa0-f46.google.com with SMTP id o13so1041960qaj.12 for ; Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:56:45 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: sedat.dilek@gmail.com In-Reply-To: <1359387506.8120.20.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> References: <1359365864-4259-1-git-send-email-johannes@sipsolutions.net> <1359377405.8120.16.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> <87pq0pcrpy.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> <1359387506.8120.20.camel@jlt4.sipsolutions.net> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:56:44 +0100 Message-ID: (sfid-20130128_225651_526776_89FA07D0) Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/37] iwlwifi: add the MVM driver From: Sedat Dilek To: Johannes Berg Cc: Kalle Valo , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 4:38 PM, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Mon, 2013-01-28 at 16:17 +0100, Sedat Dilek wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Sedat Dilek wrote: >> > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Kalle Valo wrote: >> >> Johannes Berg writes: >> >> >> >>> Question for the list ... >> >>> >> >>> Internally, we've identified patches to this new driver as >> >>> >> >>> "iwlwifi (MVM):" >> >>> >> >>> rather than just "iwlwifi:" >> >>> >> >>> We can continue doing so (and would probably also tag patches with >> >>> "iwlwifi" for core and "iwlwifi (DVM)" for the DVM part. >> >>> >> >>> Would "iwlmvm"/"iwldvm"/"iwlwifi" make more sense as that's the module >> >>> names? It's harder to filter though, I guess. >> >> >> >> I would use this: >> >> >> >> "iwlwifi: mvm: fix foo" >> >> >> > >> > If two-items notation then "item1: item2: Subject" is better than the >> > commata notation "iwlwifi, mwm: Fix foo" should simply die... >> > >> > More Like-it (mostly seen in media): >> > >> > [subtree|driver-family|etc.] special-driver|script|etc: Subject >> > >> > For example: >> > >> > "[kbuild] deb-pkg: Bump year in copyright >> > >> > (kbuild subtree and debbuild script (aka make deb-pkg). >> > >> > And yes, I like capital letter in the first word of subject (after ":"). >> > >> > Two items is OK. >> > But more items seen for rtlwifi sth. like "rtlwifi: rtlX: rtlY: rtlZ: >> > Here now what I wanted to fix" is IMHO bad for extracting patches with >> > git. >> > >> > BTW, why do you need two items? >> > Is there somewhere a mvm driver in another subtree? >> > Or new buzz-word: What about "iwlmvm"? >> > iwlegacy - iwlwifi - iwlmvm... >> > >> >> Better than buzz-words and personal likes/dislikes is the quality of >> the patches, the embedded (descriptive) text in changelog and a well >> documented source-code. > > I'm sorry, did you read the patches? > NO, I gave my two cents only on general stuff about the label-name(s) you asked and the pointer to the fantastic blog-article of Peter. This was no blame to you as I always enjoy to read your changelogs - just a hint for all people reading here on the ML. If tons of patches would have followed Peter's article the Linux-kernel development would really improve! - Sedat - > johannes >