On Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 11:03:47AM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote: > On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 15:48:49 +0000 > Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 10:39:24AM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote: > > > On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 11:25:57 +0000 > > > Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I don't really read that as grumpy, I understand wanting to be > > > > > > agreeable > > > > > > but sometimes it's appropriate to be emphatic, which is the entire > > > > > > purpose > > > > > > of this amendment. > > > > > > > > > > > > Taking into account Jens's input too: > > > > > > > > > > > > +If tools permit you to generate series automatically, expect > > > > > > +additional scrutiny in proportion to how much of it was generated. > > > > > > + > > > > > > +As with the output of any tooling, the result maybe incorrect or > > > > > > +inappropriate, so you are expected to understand and to be able to > > > > > > defend > > > > > > +everything you submit. If you are unable to do so, then don't > > > > > > submit the > > > > > > +resulting changes. > > > > > > + > > > > > > +If you do so anyway, maintainers are entitled to reject your > > > > > > series without > > > > > > +detailed review. > > > > > > I like it. > > > > Hmm, you like my version but then below argue against every point I make in > > favour of it? I'm confused? > > I don't see how it's contradictory to what I expressed later.
Haha I should stop arguing with you then and just nod and shake your hand ;) OK then I'm good with the above! Dave - that LGTY? > > > > > Did you mean to say you liked a suggested other revision or... really this > > one? :) > > I like this one, as it relates to any automated tooling (checkpatch and > coccinelle too, not just AI). Because I do believe this is documenting > exactly what we do today and have been doing for years. > > I always scrutinize tooling more than when someone wrote it. Because using > tooling myself, there's always that strange corner case that causes the > tooling to do something you didn't expect. Whereas humans usually make the > mistakes that you do expect ;-) Sure well it's actually unexpected somewhat to me that this happens to cover all that off nicely too. Obviously the same thing applies to _any_ tooling! > > > > > > If so and Dave likes it too then LGTM, pending any Linus/other veto. > > > > For the rest of your email - a lawyer would say 'asked and answered'. I've > > responded to every point of yours there about 3 times apiece across the > > thread and I don't think it's a good use of time to loop around on things! > > I believe that you think I disagree more than what I actually do disagree > with ;-) *Nods and shakes hand* ;) > > -- Steve > Cheers, Lorenzo
