Gunter, I'm sorry for the confusion, I've just forgotten to add "received-by" and there are no other changes besides mentioned in the cover letter changelog. Thank you for mentioning the process, now I understand why it is so important. I will send V4 for the sake of following the process. Best regards, Lukasz On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 3:43 PM Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 1/19/24 06:10, Łukasz Majczak wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 1:50 PM Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> On 1/19/24 00:43, Lukasz Majczak wrote: > >>> Chromeos devices are equipped with the embedded controller (EC) > >>> that can be used as a watchdog. The following patches > >>> updates the structures and definitions required to > >>> communicate with EC-based watchdog and implements the > >>> driver itself. > >>> > >>> The previous version of this patch was sent here: > >>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-watchdog/list/?series=817925 > >>> > >>> Changelog > >>> V2->V3: > >>> * drop "-drv" from driver name > >>> * use format #define<space>NAME<tab>value > >>> > >> > >> I am a bit lost here. You dropped my Reviewed-by: tags, even though > >> I specifically said that they applied with those changes made. > >> Also, according to the above patch 1/3 was not changed at all. > >> > >> What else did you change that warrants dropping the tags ? > >> > >> Guenter > >> > > The "-drv" change was related to patch 2 and 3, and I have used > > "format #define<space>NAME<tab>value" only in patch 3 (as > > ec_commands.h is mixing those) > > Sorry for dropping your "Reviewed-by" tag :( I've assumed (wrong) that > > I cannot take it for granted sending V3. > > From Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst: > > Both Tested-by and Reviewed-by tags, once received on mailing list from tester > or reviewer, should be added by author to the applicable patches when sending > next versions. However if the patch has changed substantially in following > version, these tags might not be applicable anymore and thus should be removed. > Usually removal of someone's Tested-by or Reviewed-by tags should be mentioned > in the patch changelog (after the '---' separator). > > > Alos in such a case if there are changes in patch 2 and 3 and 1 > > remains untouched shall I send only 2 and 3 in the next version ? > > > > Again, from Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst: > > ... the patch (series) and its description should be self-contained. > This benefits both the maintainers and reviewers. Some reviewers > probably didn't even receive earlier versions of the patch. > > Note that the same document also says: > > Wait for a minimum of one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers > - possibly longer during busy times like merge windows. > > I could just send another series of Reviewed-by: tags, but quite frankly > by now I am wary that you might drop those again, so I guess I'll wait > a while to see if there is another version of the series. > > Guenter >