From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from buildserver.ru.mvista.com (unknown [85.21.88.6]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5038567A01 for ; Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:04:07 +1000 (EST) Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:04:13 +0400 From: Vitaly Bordug To: Jon Loeliger Subject: Re: 85xx FDT updates? Message-ID: <20060424230413.5344770b@vitb.ru.mvista.com> In-Reply-To: <1145900516.4251.18.camel@cashmere.sps.mot.com> References: <1145900516.4251.18.camel@cashmere.sps.mot.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:41:56 -0500 Jon Loeliger wrote: > OK, so what is the deal with the 85xx patches > that have been submitted for more FDT support? > I get a variety of mixed stories, message and > vague comments. I want some facts and direction. > > Can anyone verify, validate, refute, deny or > support any of these statements? Not trying to > be mean, point fingers or sound negative here, > I'm just trying to pinpoint the apparent log-jam. > > > 1. The 85xx patches that Andy submitted, that > have been pulled into Kumar's 85xx git tree > are going to sit there until further patches > are submitted that _remove_all_85xx_support_ > from the arch/ppc tree as well. > > 2. The same patches are going to sit in Kumar's > tree until 8560 patches with support for CPM > are released and all 85xx ports appear fully > and completely in arch/powerpc. BTW, CPM is > waiting on approval of Vitaly's CPM proposal > for OF FDT support. > > 3. Statements 1 and 2 combined. > That's my understanding. We agreed to have the CPM dts that is limited to "devices" only, (scc, fcc or ucc) inside it. Right now I am in process of update the drivers part (yet keeping compatibility with existing ppc stuff, that is tricky), then I am going to rework immap stuff a bit to utilize the parts that are common across the PQ family, and go ahead with some CPM(2) code to powerpc. > 4. The same 85xx patches have just slipped through > some mental crack and simply need to be pulled, > re-applied, re-drafted, re-submitted. Oops, sorry. > The action item is in _________'s lap. > > 5. There was an unresolved comment/issue that > FSL still needs to address. BTW, that issue > is ________. > > 6. We are waiting on something else and that > item is _______. > Well, as already mentioned, the CPM2-related drivers the way they are could not be utilized in powerpc sane way. Thankfully, the update is 90% ready right now. > 7. You know, you really need to address the _other_ > 85xx ports (such as TQMs) as well. Can you > please do something about those as well? > > 8. These Linux patches aren't going to be picked > up until the corresponding U-Boot patches are > picked up as well. > > Thanks, > jdl > > > _______________________________________________ > Linuxppc-dev mailing list > Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org > https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev > > -- Sincerely, Vitaly