From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tony@atomide.com (Tony Lindgren) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:33:25 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 0/9] drivers: mailbox: framework creation In-Reply-To: References: <1355836212-17956-1-git-send-email-loic.pallardy-ext@stericsson.com> <20121220182835.GB21056@atomide.com> Message-ID: <20121220193325.GH21056@atomide.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org * Olof Johansson [121220 11:22]: > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Tony Lindgren wrote: > > * Linus Walleij [121220 10:19]: > >> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Loic Pallardy > >> wrote: > >> > >> > OMAP and ST-Ericsson platforms are both using mailbox to communicate > >> > with some coprocessors. > >> > Based on OMAP existing mailbox framework, this series proposes a > >> > generic framework, living under drivers/mailbox. > >> > >> I like this patch series so you have my Acked-by. > >> > >> Since it's a new subsystem and affects a few ARM architectures can > >> we merge this into the ARM SoC tree once we have consensus, > >> so we get some rotation in linux-next that way? > > > > Yes good idea. > > > >> Olof/Arnd? > > > > I suggest we set up an immutable branch against > > v3.8-rc1 when it's out with only these patches in it. > > Then we can all merge it in as needed. Maybe Arnd or > > Olof can set up the branch? > > I haven't reviewed the patches yet, but this flow sounds reasonable to me. OK cool. > > FYI, looks like I need to merge in this branch too to > > avoid build errors with remoteproc enabled once I flip > > on the multiplatform support for omap2+. > > While we can make the branch stable, would it make sense to make > remoteproc for omap depend on !multiplatform during the transition, to > reduce dependencies a little? Either way works, but it'd be nice to > keep them independent if we can. Yes I'll update the omap multiplat fixups patch I posted yesterday. I noticed it only after running make randconfig for a while. Regards, Tony