Re: [GIT PULL] mailbox driver framework for v3.10 merge window

[Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>]

On Thursday 02 May 2013 17:09:07 Suman Anna wrote:
> On 04/28/2013 11:07 PM, Jassi Brar wrote:
> > Now, we could either call it (effectively the TI's framework with
> > quirks for STE) as the "Common API" and then dismantle and convert it
> > patch by patch (authors and I seem to agree many things need to be
> > changed and implemented).
> >   OR we do it reasonably right the first time even if that means yet
> > another release. IMHO we should go for slow but steady thing.
> 
> I think it is your call here, either of the above approaches would
> definitely involve some rework on the framework as well as both the OMAP
> & ST mailboxes. Atleast for OMAP, the code exists in kernel but disabled
> currently due to the multi-platform support. It is pending on the move
> to drivers/mailbox folder, and can be enabled just with the first 3
> patches (and another one for renaming generic mailbox.c/.h back to
> omap_mailbox.c/.h files if we go the RFC approach) in the series
> (irrespective of the framework). TI DSP/Bridge would remain broken
> because of the omap dmtimer api dependencies on multi-platform.
> 
> I do not know how much of an impact it is for the ST driver as the
> series adds the driver, and would have to wait until the RFC is sorted
> out otherwise.

I think I'd prefer to drop the branch from the 3.10 queue then
and let you all work out a common approach for 3.11. Olof, any
other input?

	Arnd