On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 11:05:45PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 10:54 PM Julian Braha <julianbraha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:26:44 PM EST Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:46 PM Julian Braha <julianbraha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have other similar patches that I intend to submit. What should I do, > > > > going forward? Should I use "depends on CRYPTO" for cases like these? > > > > Should I resubmit this patch with that change? > > > > > > No, we should not mix the two methods, that just leads to circular dependencies. > > > > > > How many more patches do you have that need to get merged? > > > > > > If it's only a few, I'd suggest merging them first before we consider a > > > broader change. If the problem is very common, we may want to > > > think about alternative approaches first, and then change everything > > > at once. > > > > Sorry, I don't have a specific number, but it's certainly under a dozen patches. > > It's probably best to continue pushing those first then. Arnd, I'm hearing it over and over for a long time already. People are focused on micro-solutions instead of one, powerful change, which is not hard to do. Thanks > > Arnd
