[PATCH v7 2/8] drm/display/dsc: add helper to set semi-const parameters

[Marijn Suijten]

On 2023-05-11 09:22:47, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On 11/05/2023 09:18, Marijn Suijten wrote:
> > On 2023-05-11 07:26:28, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> >> On 11/05/2023 01:35, Jessica Zhang wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 5/9/2023 11:29 PM, Marijn Suijten wrote:
> >>>> On 2023-05-09 15:06:48, Jessica Zhang wrote:
> >>>>> From: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov at linaro.org>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Add a helper setting config values which are typically constant across
> >>>>> operating modes (table E-4 of the standard) and mux_word_size (which is
> >>>>> a const according to 3.5.2).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov at linaro.org>
> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Jessica Zhang <quic_jesszhan at quicinc.com>
> >>>>
> >>>> Same question about ordering.
> >>>
> >>> Hi Marijn,
> >>>
> >>> This patch was authored by Dmitry and originally part of his DRM DSC
> >>> helpers series [1], but was removed from that series for mergeability
> >>> reasons.
> >>>
> >>> Looking over the kernel documentation, the last Signed-off-by should be
> >>> from the patch submitter [2], so I think my s-o-b tag should be at the
> >>> bottom.
> > 
> > That's true, but I also think the S-o-B at the top should match the
> >   From: author.
> 
> I'd say, this is usual, but not the required order of tags.
> 
> > 
> >>> As for the order in the previous patch, I can add a duplicate s-o-b
> >>> before Dmitry's so that it reflects the history of the patch.
> >>
> >> I think this is an overkill. Instead you can drop my SOB from the patch
> >> 1. We do not need this level of detail.
> >>
> >> For this patch the ordering of tags is correct.
> > 
> > So indeed, that either means duplicating the S-o-B or dropping it
> > entirely as we do not care that it was part of that series earlier.
> > Dmitry will likely sign this off once again when picking the patches.
> 
> Yes.
> 
> I'd suggest the following tags:
> 
> Patch 1 (Add flatness...):
> From: Jessica
> SOB: Jessica
> 
> Patches 2 (add helper to set) and 3 (use DRM DSC helpers):
> From: Dmitry
> SOB: Dmitry
> SOB: Jessica

Both sound exactly right, as we do not care about that fact that the
first patch was temporarily picked up by you in another series, and then
dropped again.

- Marijn