Re: [PATCH 0/8] staging: sm750fb: change function naming style

Richard Akintola <[email protected]> Tue, 8 Apr 2025 11:38:28 +0100
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.outreachy,dev.linux.lists.linux-staging,org.kernel.vger.linux-fbdev,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <CAMyr_bKgveKkpRdOWw+VfZDWridLirHp4VoeG_F-wwgSY5jpgQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 7:01=E2=80=AFAM Greg KH <[email protected]>=
 wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 06:57:38AM +0100, Richard Akintola wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 5, 2025 at 3:16=E2=80=AFPM Samuel Abraham
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > This looks like a new version of a previously submitted patch, but yo=
u
> > >   did not list below the --- line any changes from the previous versi=
on.
> > >   Please read the section entitled "The canonical patch format" in th=
e
> > >   kernel file, Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst for what
> > >   needs to be done here to properly describe this.
> >
> >
> > Hi Samuel,
> >
> > I sent the patches individually before, but I was instructed to send a
> > patch series.
> >
> > Given that I didn't change any code, should I still add version number
> > and sending
> > patch series as the difference?
>
> Yes.
>
> Think about it from our side, what would you want to see if you had to
> review hundreds of different patches a day?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Hi Greg,

I have sent the new version, please do have a look at it.
Thank you.

Richard Akintola