Re: [PATCH 3/4] mfd: ti-lmu: Remove LM3532 backlight driver references

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On Wed, 03 Apr 2019, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:

> On 4/3/19 9:57 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:
> > 
> > > On 3/25/19 8:53 AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 23 Mar 2019, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Hi Lee,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Can we have your ack for this going via LED tree, please?
> > > > 
> > > > Patch looks okay.
> > > > 
> > > > You can take it through the LED, but if you do I will need you to send
> > > > me a pull-request to a minimised immutable branch please.
> > > > 
> > > > If you cannot do this, I can apply the set and provide the same to
> > > > you.
> > > > 
> > > > If you choose the former:
> > > > 
> > > >     Acked-for-MFD-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > 
> > > > Please let me know what you decide
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > I've been exposing integration branches in the past, but after Linus'
> > > message [0] I have my doubts now. I wonder if it wouldn't make more
> > > sense if I just took the patches, and you'd cherry-pick them only in
> > > case such a need occurs. This way we would avoid this whole merge
> > > noise, which in an optimistic and very plausible case will not be needed
> > > at all.
> > > 
> > > [0] https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/19/1104
> > 
> > That email is 2 years old, and does not seem relevant to what we're
> > trying to achieve.  I've only ever had issues when *not* creating
> > immutable branches for these, cross subsystem scenarios.  The
> > shared branches I create are always minimalist and never change.
> > 
> > I'm happy to take the patches and create a suitable pull-request for
> > you if you are uncomfortable with the process.  I just need your Ack
> > to do so.  Up to you.
> 
> I don't have any problem with the process. The clear gain of cherry
> picking is more linear history. And the branch can be always created
> when such a need occurs in linux-next.
> 
> That being said, I will send you a pull request once we sort out
> the problem with obtaining a reference to the backlight node.

Sounds good.  Thanks Jacek.

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]
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