Den 30.04.2020 12.15, skrev Lee Jones: > On Thu, 30 Apr 2020, Noralf Trønnes wrote: > >> >> >> Den 30.04.2020 10.32, skrev Lee Jones: >>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020, Noralf Trønnes wrote: >>> >>>> Add a way to lookup a backlight device based on its name. >>>> Will be used by a USB display gadget getting the name from configfs. >>>> >>>> Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Cc: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Cc: Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@xxxxxxxxx> >>>> Signed-off-by: Noralf Trønnes <noralf@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> --- >>>> drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> include/linux/backlight.h | 1 + >>>> 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+) >>> >>> Once reviewed, can this patch be applied on its own? >>> >> >> If you can apply it for 5.8, then we're good. DRM has cutoff at -rc5 and >> the driver won't be ready for that. This patch has this dependency >> chain: usb -> drm -> backlight. So if you can apply it for 5.8, things >> gets easier. >> >>> My guess is that it can't, as the other patches in this set depend on >>> it, right? If this assumption is true, you need to send me the rest >>> of the set. >>> >>> FYI: It's normally better to send the whole set to everyone, as it >>> provides visibility on current review (or lack there of) status of the >>> other patches and allows each of the maintainers to discuss possible >>> merge strategies. >> >> dri-devel is the ML for backlight so I assumed you got the full set. > > dri-devel isn't the ML for Backlight. It's an interested party. Oh, I thought it was strange, but kernel development has all kinds of things that seems strange to me, so I just went with it. > > I certainly have no intention of subscribing to it. > >> I have had trouble in the past with my email provider dropping parts of >> a series when I had to many recipients. > > Without visibility into the other patches in the set, things become > more difficult. Maybe use a different/better email provider. > Yeah, you need to have context, I have resent the series to you, Daniel and Jingoo. Noralf.
