Re: [GIT PULL] Please pull fsl-qoriq-for-2027-01-rc1

[Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>]

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On Tue, Oct 27, 2026 at 12:25:48AM +0000, Bradley Morgan wrote:
> On 27 October 2026 00:19:23 GMT, Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> wrote:
> >On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 09:27:05PM +0000, Bradley Morgan wrote:
> >> On 26 October 2026 21:19:52 GMT, Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> wrote:
> >> >On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 09:14:37PM +0000, Bradley Morgan wrote:
> >> >> On 26 October 2026 18:30:10 GMT, Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> wrote:
> >> >> >On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 05:27:05PM +0000, Bradley Morgan wrote:
> >> >> >> On 26 October 2026 17:23:32 GMT, Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
> >wrote:
> >> >> >> >On Mon, Oct 26, 2026 at 05:00:19PM +0000, Bradley Morgan wrote:
> >> >> >> >> On 26 October 2026 16:58:47 GMT, Bradley Morgan
> >> >> ><brads@mainlining.org>
> >> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >On 26 October 2026 16:55:09 GMT, Tomas Alvarez Vanoli
> >> >> >> >> ><tomas.alvarez-vanoli@hitachienergy.com> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >> >>>>Hi all,
> >> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >> >>>>Just a data point from a user: we are using U-Boot on a
> >T1040
> >> >> >(QorIQ
> >> >> >> >/
> >> >> >> >> >>>>mpc85xx) in a product, and we intend to keep up with
> >mainline
> >> >as
> >> >> >> >much
> >> >> >> >> >as
> >> >> >> >> >>>>we can. We'd appreciate PowerPC support staying in tree,
> >and
> >> >> >we're
> >> >> >> >> >happy
> >> >> >> >> >>>>to test patches on T1040 hardware and report back.
> >> >> >> >> >>>>We run u-boot in 32-bit mode (not sure if it is possible to
> >> >use
> >> >> >> >64-bit)
> >> >> >> >> >>>>and
> >> >> >> >> >>>>linux in 64-bit.
> >> >> >> >> >>>>I am in the process of bringing it up to our 2025.07 branch
> >> >and
> >> >> >> >> >>>>potentially
> >> >> >> >> >>>>mainlining as much as possible. We have some remnants of it
> >> >under
> >> >> >> >> >>>>`board/keymile/kmcent2`.
> >> >> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >> >> >>>Would T1042D4RDB affect you?
> >> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> >>Not directly from what I see in the code, as long as the
> >shared
> >> >> >code
> >> >> >> >with
> >> >> >> >> >>ARCH_T1040 is kept. Sorry for the false alarm, just wanted to
> >> >> >report
> >> >> >> >that
> >> >> >> >> >>there are dozens of us using powerpc :)
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >What you could do if you would like is to test the whole
> >series
> >> >to
> >> >> >see
> >> >> >> >if
> >> >> >> >> >it unaffected you.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >Btw tom I had a idea: you merge Vincent's bug fix and my
> >> >maintainers
> >> >> >> >> >patch,you make a PowerPC custodian tree, and I handle the
> >series
> >> >and
> >> >> >> >the
> >> >> >> >> >naks and stuff and the comments.
> >> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> >> and btw yes I'll make the pr with the finished patches so you
> >can
> >> >> >merge
> >> >> >> >> them cleanly
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Trees are relatively cheap, but I'm not sure we need another one
> >> >either
> >> >> >> >for the subset of formerly-Freescale and not-QorIQ PowerPC parts.
> >> >Since
> >> >> >> >I added you to the fsl-qoriq tree, you can also just pick up the
> >> >> >> >outstanding fixes and your maintainer patches (and leave dropping
> >> >stuff
> >> >> >> >for now, as this series shows today we're just getting people
> >having
> >> >a
> >> >> >> >chance to see and reply to this stuff) and send me a PR. Thanks.
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Hi, sorry, I didn't clarify enough, so I had a chat for some
> >people
> >> >from
> >> >> >> the open src firmware slack, yes?
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> And here is their answer 
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> "Ah, Peng Fan maintains the FSL QoriQ tree:
> >> >> >> https://git.u-boot-project.org/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-fsl-qoriq
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> That is the vendor one though.
> >> >> >> So yea, I'd go with a general PowerPC tree.
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Also because QoriQ is both Arm and PPC series. :sweat_smile:"
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> And even my slopper suggests the tree, for sanity purposes :D
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Fine, trees are still cheap. There's u-boot-ppc now. But please keep
> >in
> >> >> >mind everything else I said, thanks.
> >> >> 
> >> >> Thx. 
> >> >> 
> >> >> Question: will you merge the maintainers patch on this PR, so I can
> >> >focus on my add-on maintainers patch and the removals?
> >> >
> >> >Lets hold off on the removals a bit more, as I was saying.
> >> 
> >> That's not what I meant
> >> 
> >> I meant, you'd merge ONLY the maintainers patch in this PR
> >> 
> >> Then, I'll go and take up the removals, and give it say, a couple weeks
> >to
> >> let it marinade, and give it responses THEN submit a PR with the
> >removals
> >> in it. Then happy days.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Or I could also take the maintainers patch with me too...
> >
> >Yes, please pick up the maintainers patches and if I follow what's in
> >Peng's queue right, there are a few other powerpc fixes out there.
> >
> 
> Not in this PR, maybe any on lore that stands out?
> 
> lx2160a is ARM
> 
> nbxv3 is arm too.
> 
> I'll look harder (maybe I'm wrong) soon

Maybe I'm just mis-remembering, thanks.

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Tom

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