Re: [lm-sensors] [PATCH] hwmon: (max6650) Rename the device ids to contain the hwmon suffix

From: Laszlo Papp
Date: Tue Feb 11 2014 - 10:15:14 EST


On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> Time to revisit this decision....
>> >>
>> >> So, based on the fact that children device names usually contain
>> >> dashes, I do not understand why hwmon would be any special in this
>> >> regard. It is possible that the hwmon developers have not faced much
>> >> MFD situation before, and so, this was not considered to be handled
>> >> like in other subsystems.
>> >>
>> >> I am proposing to change this "rule"... Any objection?
>> >
>> > I'm giving up here, sorry. There's no point in me writing any more on
>> > the topic as you are not listening to me. I do not have the impression
>> > you are doing any effort to understand what I'm saying. Plus you keep
>> > focusing on things that do not matter and problems for which a solution
>> > has already been provided.
>>
>> Does it mean the people cannot come up with ideas if they think
>> something may be better than some provided way? Surely, software
>> evolves over time and people are sometimes right, and sometimes wrong
>> right?
>>
>> I can assure you that I do listen, please assume good faith with ideas
>> thrown in. If you think it is that bad an idea, you could have
>> explained why so, so that I and others can also understand it who do
>> not yet, right?
>
> In the small amount of time you've been working in the kernel I've
> seen 3-4 Maintainers completely give up on you and 2-3 driven close to
> the end of their tether (myself included).
>
> Ranting and demanding will not work well for you here. Please, for
> your own sake, learn some diplomacy and be courteous to others on the
> list. If people are replying it means they're trying to help. Jumping
> down their throats is not conducive to your success and will not
> result in a win.

I have not intended to demand anything, but I must confess that I was
frustrated about my long work being wasted, and I could probably have
spent my time with sipping some tea instead of replying. :-)

Apologies if I had hurt anyone involved. It is far from my intention.
I just really wished to proceed with this feature. Will try to grab my
cup next time earlier. Cheers.
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