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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] [RFC] hwmon: f71882fg: Add watchdog API for F71808E
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O> Using Alan's patch and the one following the dashed line I can implement
> (and have already done so) a separate watchdog driver for the Fintek
> F71808E.
> 
> Should I just ask for this patch to be applied together with Alan's?
> Then submit the new driver? (I'm a bit new to the non-technical aspects
> of Linux kernel development).

I'd expect to see a submission of three patches I think

1. Patch adding the muxed resource support
2. Patch making the hwmon driver use it
3. Patch adding the new driver which needs it

and then we have a few other bits of code that probably should adopt it,
but that is a separate matter and other maintainers can do that bit.

Alan