From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Lennart Sorensen" Subject: Re: [Arm-netbook] getting allwinner SoC support upstream (was Re: Uploading linux (3.9.4-1)) Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:55:15 -0400 Message-ID: <20130606185515.GA11182@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> References: <1370469574.18839.33.camel@localhost> <1370475609.20454.44.camel@localhost> <20130606172810.GE14209@lukather> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20130606172810.GE14209@lukather> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Maxime Ripard Cc: Olof Johansson , "jonsmirl@gmail.com" , devicetree-discuss , Stephen Warren , "luke.leighton" , Linux Kernel Mailing List , debian-arm , Linux on small ARM machines , ARM Linux Mailing List , debian-kernel List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 07:28:10PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote: > I should also add that Allwinner not only talked to us already, but also > expressed interest in doing actual modern kernel development (like using > "recently" introduced kernel frameworks, like the clk framework). > > I've received patches from them already for private reviews, they began > to show up on the kernel mailing lists, they asked to be CCed on the > patches I send upstream, they're even the one that reached out to me > when the early support for their chips was released. So, like Olof said, > they aren't in a vacuum, they are very aware of the mainline kernel and > speak a decent english. > > So yes, Allwinner has an evil vendor tree (c), with a solution similar yet > inferior (because not generic enough) to the device tree, but they show > interest on going down the mainline road. Well I hope they get there soon, because they sure have some very nice chip designs at amazing prices. -- Len Sorensen