[Buildroot] Patchwork oldest patches cleanup #6 (deadline February 2)

[Stephan Hoffmann <sho@relinux.de>]

Am 20.01.2014 22:06, schrieb Thomas De Schampheleire:
> All,
>
> Here is session 6 of the patchwork cleanup. For those who haven't
> followed previous sessions, here is a quick recap: every session we'll
> be posting the list of the 10 oldest patches, with the original patch
> contributors in copy. During two weeks, we have the opportunity to
> discuss the patch, whether it is still necessary or not, how it should
> be changed to be merged.
>
> In particular, I'm interested in knowing if the original contributor is
> still interested by the patch, or if someone else is interested in
> adopting the patch and sending an updated version, or if the patch no
> longer makes sense due to other changes made in Buildroot.
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> ...
>
> Linux: enable local Linux tarball in config
> Stephan Hoffmann <sho@relinux.de>
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/217204
Thomas, all,

I still think that this would be a useful feature for buildroot,
especially when dealing with soc or boards that come with a kernel
tarball from the vendor that is not easily accessible online.

I made this patch because I had this situation in one of my projects. If
there is interest in committing it I think that I can spare some time to
rebase it to the current HEAD.

Kind regards

Stephan
>
>
> Thanks in advance for your feedback!
>
> Thomas