Re: [PATCH] drm/amd/display: fix spelling mistake: "Usupported" -> "Unsupported"

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Tue Apr 03 2018 - 06:02:33 EST


On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 11:41:05AM +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
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> On Tue, 3 Apr 2018, Jani Nikula wrote:
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> > On Fri, 30 Mar 2018, Colin King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Trivial fix to spelling mistake in DRM_ERROR error message text
> >
> > Thanks for the patch.
> >
> > Please do consider limiting the distribution in the future,
> > though. There's no need to include lkml or even dri-devel for trivial
> > patches like this.
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> It's complex to have to remember the preferences for every subsystem.
> Preferences should be expressed in the MAINTAINERS file in some way.
> Also, since no one reads lkml, does it hurt to have even trivial patches?

I always tell people not to CC lkml when there is a smaller subsystem
list which can handle it but Linus said my advice was bad.

regards,
dan carpenter