Hi Kaaira, On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 11:39:49PM +0530, Kaaira Gupta wrote: > On Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 01:51:12PM +0300, Laurent Pinchart wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 05:32:10PM +0530, Kaaira Gupta wrote: > > > This is version 2 of the patch series posted by Niklas for allowing > > > multiple streams in VIMC. > > > The original series can be found here: > > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10948831/ > > > > > > This series adds support for two (or more) capture devices to be > > > connected to the same sensors and run simultaneously. Each capture device > > > can be started and stopped independent of each other. > > > > > > Patch 1/3 and 2/3 deals with solving the issues that arises once two > > > capture devices can be part of the same pipeline. While 3/3 allows for > > > two capture devices to be part of the same pipeline and thus allows for > > > simultaneously use. > > > > I think this is really nice work, as it will make the vimc driver even > > more useful for testing purposes. > > > > I however just noticed that the patches seem to have lost Niklas' > > authorship. Niklas posted v1 ([1]), and while there's absolutely no > > issue with taking over a patch series (especially when the original > > author is aware of that, and approves :-)), it's customary to keep the > > original authorship. > > Hm, I had a meeting with Kieren yesterday where he explained this to me. > I wasn't aware of the distinction between authorship and a Signed-off > tag, I thought signed-off implies authorship. Now that I know this, I > will amend this in the next version I send. No worries at all. The process is complicated :-) > > Authorship, as recorded in the commit's "Author:" field (displayed by > > "git show" or "git log" for instance), is distinct from Signed-off-by. > > The original Signed-off-by line needs to be preserved to indicate the > > original author's commitment to the certificate of origin ([2]), but in > > itself that doesn't acknowledge original authorship of the code. > > > > I'm sure this is an oversight. Authorship can easily be changed with the > > --author option to "git commit --amend". > > > > $ git show -s > > commit 8be3a53e18e0e1a98f288f6c7f5e9da3adbe9c49 (HEAD -> tmp) > > Merge: fc10807db5ce 3c597282887f > > Author: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Wed Jun 24 17:39:30 2020 -0700 > > > > Merge tag 'erofs-for-5.8-rc3-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs > > > > Pull erofs fix from Gao Xiang: > > "Fix a regression which uses potential uninitialized high 32-bit value > > unexpectedly recently observed with specific compiler options" > > > > * tag 'erofs-for-5.8-rc3-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs: > > erofs: fix partially uninitialized misuse in z_erofs_onlinepage_fixup > > $ git commit --amend --author 'Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>' > > [tmp 6a7191c2aee9] Merge tag 'erofs-for-5.8-rc3-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs > > Date: Wed Jun 24 17:39:30 2020 -0700 > > $ git show -s > > commit 6a7191c2aee9e4a2ba375f14c821bc9b4d7f881b (HEAD -> tmp) > > Merge: fc10807db5ce 3c597282887f > > Author: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Wed Jun 24 17:39:30 2020 -0700 > > > > Merge tag 'erofs-for-5.8-rc3-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs > > > > Pull erofs fix from Gao Xiang: > > "Fix a regression which uses potential uninitialized high 32-bit value > > unexpectedly recently observed with specific compiler options" > > > > * tag 'erofs-for-5.8-rc3-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs: > > erofs: fix partially uninitialized misuse in z_erofs_onlinepage_fixup > > > > Not that I would try to take ownership of a commit authored by Linus, I > > doubt he would appreciate that :-) > > > > Authorship is normally preserved through git-format-patch, > > git-send-email and git-am: > > > > - git-format-patch sets the "From:" line to the patch's author > > > > - If the "From:" line is different than the mail sender, git-send-email > > replaces it with the sender's identity (as we don't want to forge > > e-mails with an incorrect sender). It then adds the original "From:" > > line *inside* the mail, just after the headers, right before the body > > of the commit message. > > > > - git-am sets the author to the "From:" line from the e-mail's body if > > it exists, and uses the "From:" line from the e-mail's header (the > > sender's identity) otherwise. > > > > If you use those tools authorship should get preserved automatically. > > > > Of course new patches that you would add to the series should have your > > authorship. > > > > I hope this helps clarifying the process, please let me know if you have > > any question. > > > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20190518010744.15195-1-niklas.soderlund+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > [2] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst#n431 > > > > > Changes since v1: > > > - All three patches rebased on latest media-tree. > > > Patch 3: > > > - Search for an entity with a non-NULL pipe instead of searching > > > for sensor. This terminates the search at output itself. > > > > > > Kaaira Gupta (3): > > > media: vimc: Add usage count to subdevices > > > media: vimc: Serialize vimc_streamer_s_stream() > > > media: vimc: Join pipeline if one already exists > > > > > > .../media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-capture.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++- > > > .../media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-debayer.c | 8 +++++ > > > drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-scaler.c | 8 +++++ > > > drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-sensor.c | 9 ++++- > > > .../media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c | 23 +++++++----- > > > 5 files changed, 73 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) -- Regards, Laurent Pinchart
