[U-Boot] U-Boot panasonic repo

Albert ARIBAUD
2014-09-18T11:44:37Z

Hi Masahiro,

On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:13:04 +0900, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.m@jp.panasonic.com> wrote:

> Hi Michal,
>
>
>
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:24:39 +0200
> Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu> wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > On 09/18/2014 10:02 AM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > This is the flow which is IMHO the best.
>
>
> Thanks for your suggestion!
>
>
> > Masahiro will send the RFC patch for MAINTAINERS file to Albert
> > with adding his fragment for Panasonic SoCs. If Albert ACK but not apply it
> > that it means that he agrees with that person to be responsible for this part.
> > Based on that Masahiro asks for repo (if he wants it) and repo will be created.
>
> The patch for MAINTAINERS is already on our patchwork.
> Is this the one you mentioned?
> http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/386108/
>
> If so, all I have to do now is to just wait until Albert ackes it?

Your wait is over. :)

I assume you're going to re-delegate the uniphier series to yourself
once this is done? Or do you want me to apply it?

> Best Regards
> Masahiro Yamada

Amicalement,
--
Albert.