[PATCH v4 1/3] watchdog: aspeed: Update bootstatus handling

[Chin-Ting Kuo]

Hi Guenter,

Thanks for the reply.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guenter Roeck <groeck7 at gmail.com> On Behalf Of Guenter Roeck
> Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 10:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] watchdog: aspeed: Update bootstatus handling
> 
> On 11/7/24 21:42, Chin-Ting Kuo wrote:
> 
> > But now, I think it will be better to add a patch for creating a new
> > reset reason, e.g., WDIOF_REBOOT or WDIOF_RESTART, in watchdog.h of
> > uapi. Can I include this change, creating a new reset reason, in this
> > patch series? Or, should I create an extra new patch series for this
> > purpose?
> >
> 
> This is a UAPI change. That is a major change. It needs to be discussed
> separately, on its own, and can not be sneaked in like this.
> 

Agree. However, how to trigger this discussion? Can I just send a new
patch separately with only this UAPI modification? This is the first time
I change such common source code.

> Guenter

Chin-Ting