[U-Boot] U-Boot panasonic repo

Marek Vasut
2014-09-18T08:02:18Z

On Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 09:58:47 AM, Michal Simek wrote:
> On 09/18/2014 09:27 AM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > On Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 07:18:00 AM, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> >> Hi Michal,
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >> On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 06:56:04 +0200
> >>
> >> Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu> wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> On 09/11/2014 05:09 AM, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> >>>> On Thu, 11 Sep 2014 01:33:20 +0200
> >>>>
> >>>> Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de> wrote:
> >>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'd be interested in maintaining u-boot-socfpga repository. So far,
> >>>>> we don't have a repo for this platform and there is a large flurry
> >>>>> of patches flying around without any kind of central point for them.
> >>>>> I'd like to get your formal consent for starting this and if you
> >>>>> agree, I'd start sending PR to Albert once the repo is in place.
> >>>>
> >>>> Me too. I'd like to own u-boot-uniphier to collect
> >>>> Panasonic-SoC-specific changes.
> >>>>
> >>>> That would be faster and would not disturb Albert.
> >>>
> >>> I am not sure if you need to have separate repo to work like this.
> >>> I am keeping zynq patches in my microblaze repo and sending pull
> >>> request to Albert (or Tom now) and there is no problem with that.
> >>
> >> The point is that you collect Zynq-specific patches in your own place by
> >> yourself and then send a pull-req to Albert or Tom, right?
> >>
> >> It does not matter whether it is a separate u-boot-zynq repo or
> >> u-boot-microbraze/zynq branch.
> >>
> >>
> >> I have sent the first series to add the core support of Panasonic SoCs
> >> and boards (but it is taking much longer than I have expected)
> >> and then I am planning to send more features and boards in the next
> >> phase.
> >>
> >>
> >> What's the difference between what I want to do for Panasonic SoCs
> >> and what you usually do for Zynq SoCs?
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > I fully support that we should have a repo for the panasonic socs, it's
> > pointless to load Albert by making him apply patches by hand and you have
> > proven numerous times that you do know what you're doing. I really see no
> > blocker for doing this.
>
> +1 on this if Masahiro wants to have separate repo.

There is no repo for those SoCs at all, so I'd be all for it.

Best regards,
Marek Vasut