[U-Boot-Users] Submitting patches procedure? Specifically Memec Design FF1152 patch

[U-Boot-Users] Submitting patches procedure? Specifically Memec Design FF1152 patch

[David Ashley]

Hi all,

Some weeks ago I submitted a patch for the Memec Design FF1152
dev board based on a big virtex-2 pro chip with embedded powerpc core.

Within a week someone else submitted parts of a patch that sounded
better than mine, same board. The complete patch was never posted.

Both patches seem to have fallen off the face of the earth. Neither
seems to have made it into the git version of u-boot.

My patch at least works and is complete. What am I doing wrong?
Can't someone put it into the standard u-boot source?

I say this because this is the whole point of a big open source
project like u-boot -- letting everyone contribute to make it
better. What incentive do people have to contribute if their work
doesn't get used?

Thanks--
Dave

[U-Boot-Users] Submitting patches procedure? Specifically Memec Design FF1152 patch

[Travis B. Sawyer]

David Ashley wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Some weeks ago I submitted a patch for the Memec Design FF1152
>dev board based on a big virtex-2 pro chip with embedded powerpc core.
>
><SNIP>
>Both patches seem to have fallen off the face of the earth. Neither
>seems to have made it into the git version of u-boot.
>
>My patch at least works and is complete. What am I doing wrong?
>Can't someone put it into the standard u-boot source?
>  
>
David:

Not to worry, they're in Wolfgang's backlog.  I submitted 3 patch sets 
on Feb 17, 2006 that have yet
 to make it into the public tree.  He'll get to them. 

Remember, he has a paying job as well as maintaining Das U-boot.  Like 
most of us, a very
busy person.

-travis