>> Do any contributors get into the mood to take another look at software updates >> from my selection of change possibilities in a more constructive way? >> >> Do you need any additional development resources? > > One last time: either post per-driver patches with all the cleanups for a driver > in a single patch, I find such a change combination unsafe. > or a per-directory patch (drivers/media/pci, usb, etc) doing the same cleanup > for all drivers in that directory. Would you dare to apply any (of my) scripts for the semantic patch language directly on the whole directory for multi-media software? > I prefer the first approach, but it's up to you. Can you handle bigger patches really better than similar patch series? > We don't have the time to wade through dozens of one-liner cleanup patches. Are there any further possibilities to consider around consequences from a general change resistance? Will any development (or management) tools like “quilt fold” make the regrouping of possible update steps more convenient and safer? Regards, Markus
