Am 2015-01-11 um 17:52 schrieb Guenter Roeck: > On 01/11/2015 02:34 AM, Martin Kepplinger wrote: >> Am 2014-12-16 um 08:17 schrieb Martin Kepplinger: >>> Am 2014-12-15 um 22:29 schrieb Guenter Roeck: >>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 05:18:34PM +0100, Martin Kepplinger wrote: >>>>> --- >>>> >>>> Some description would be nice. Also, please consider adding >>>> relevant subsystem mailing lists and maintainers to your patches. >>>> >>> >>> I shouldn't have added the Signed-off-by line to some of them. Sorry. >>> >>> The driver-patches are meant to be examples of what can be changed if >>> the sign_extend functions are added. I don't know if they are taken and >>> planned to post the driver patches (probably more) thereafter, and of >>> course to the relevant people. >> >> Is this sign_extendXX() set of functions considered to be added to >> bitops.h ? >> >> Just checking if I can prepare some driver-patches (the ones I posted >> are just examples, meant to be re-sent to relevant maintainers when it's >> time), or not. >> > > You should probably ask the question as response to patch 1/6. > > In general, it might be useful to send example patches like this one as > RFC. > Sending it as real patch and then saying "it is just an example" may result > in the entire series being ignored. This is not a matter of Signed-off > or not > (originally I didn't even understand what you wanted to say with your > reply), > but a matter of a non-misleading headline. > > Thanks, > Guenter >
Thanks for the advice. I resent, https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/1/12/590 because the thing is easier than it might now seem, and hope that doesn't add confusion. thanks again, martin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
