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From: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
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Subject: Re: Question about tracking freescale patches for Linux
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> I have contacted Freescale, but they basically say that they provide the=
=20
> BSP, and make no commitments to supporting any other version of the linux=
=20
> kernel.

So true :(

> 1) is there any way to determine if any these patches are currently =20
> being worked into the mainline kernel, or if they have been abandoned =20
> for some reason?

I usually use search engines (which often lead to linux-ppc threads) and
patchwork.ozlabs.org.

>
> 2) Is it worth trying to move these patches up to the head of =20
> development and trying to get them merged into the mainline kernel, or =
=20
> is that really just up to freescale to do?

It surely is worth (and is often done by people not involved with fsl). But=
 be
warned, some patches are in a terrible state, meaning half a rewrite is
necessary.

Regards,

   Wolfram

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