Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] arm64: dts: add support for NXP i.MX8MP FRDM board

Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-11-12T09:14:35Z

On 12/11/2025 10:08, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 12/11/2025 09:15, Daniel Baluta wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM Fabio Estevam <festevam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Daniel,
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 5:45 AM Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In addition to that, Rogerio please read:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html
>>>>>
>>>>> At this moment I think you should keep the original author of the
>>>>> patch.
>>>>
>>>> Right, but NXP makes a total mess with authorship.
>>>
>>> I cannot disagree with you on this, let me clarify it internally with
>>> NXP colleagues
>>> and sort everything out.
>>
>> Hi Fabio & Rogerio,
>>
>> Checked internally and to track the correct authorship and development work
>> here is how NXP would prefer to get credit.
>
> Sorry, but individual contributors do not need to give any credits to
> NXP. If NXP wanted to sent the patches to have credit, they would do it.
>
> Did sending happened?
>
> If not, then any contributor is rightful to take the patches from
> downstream and send them only, ONLY with their authorship. That's what
> DCO allows and that's what established practice as well.
>
> NXP had a chance to upstream. When they decided not to, they forfeit any
> rights to claim they want any authorship.
>
>
>>
>> #Use git commit --amend --author="Xiaofeng Wei <xiaofeng.wei@nxp.com>"
>
> NAK, there is no single patch like that from above author:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=f%3Axiaofeng.wei%40nxp.com
>
> Remember, downstream code does not matter. Does not exist.
>
>

... and because last two months there were two or three cases where
vendor companies bullied individual contributors, I will be quite strict
about that. Vendor company does not receive any authorship on patches
sent by independent contributors which the vendor NEVER submitted,
unless author really wants that. But I will treat any such insisting on
authorship by vendor like NXP as bullying and working AGAINST the community.

Best regards,
Krzysztof