Re: [RFC][PATCH] regmap: Add reg_sequence for use with multi_reg_write / register_patch

[Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>]

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On Thu, Jun 04, 2015 at 03:21:19PM +0100, Nariman Poushin wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 02, 2015 at 07:15:13PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:

> > You need to squash the changes in since they break bisection if handled
> > separately.  It would be better to do this by having a separate patch to
> > add the newly named structure rather than adding the new functionality
> > at the same time.  That makes the patch more mechanical and easier to
> > review.

> Ok, I have a patch set ready (as you described) but I am having some
> problem deciding on the correct distribution, the squashed patch that
> touches a whole bunch of subsystems ends up with a monstrous
> get_maintainer.pl output, so even going through and checking
> MAINTAINERS I have ended up with a large list (26 individuals and lists).

> Is this ok? I am not sure if it is going to get bounced by mail servers
> as spam or whether it's bad etiquette to do this, but as you say
> we don't want to break the bisection.

Probably post individual patches for people to look at but make it clear
that they need to go in as a single API change patch rather than be
applied in the commit message.

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