Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Jul 2014 13:44:31 -0700 | From | Brian Norris <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v8 00/11] ARM: brcmstb: Add Broadcom STB SoC support |
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+ Sebastian
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 09:35:45AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Monday 21 July 2014 14:07:55 Brian Norris wrote: > > I'm taking over the latest resubmission of this patch series. > > There are a few moderate changes for v8 (noted below), but we > > are waiting mostly for an Ack for the reboot driver. > > > > This patchset contains the board support package for the > > Broadcom BCM7445 ARM-based SoC [1]. These changes contain a > > minimal set of code needed for a BCM7445-based board to boot > > the Linux kernel. > > > > These changes heavily leverage the OF/devicetree framework. The > > machine is also built into the multi-platform ARMv7 image. > > > > Changes are also available here: > > > > https://github.com/brcm/linux/tree/brcmstb-v8 > > git://github.com/brcm/linux.git +brcmstb-v8 > > Whole series > > Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Thanks!
> I think we should try to get this merged into 3.17, it's already > taken too long and the patches look good.
Yes, it's about time.
> Please add the core architecture patches for arch/arm into Russell's > patch tracker http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/patches/.
OK, that's unfamiliar to me, but I'll try that out.
> For the platform changes in the first patch, I would prefer to have > Matt pick up the first patch, but we can also apply it directly into > arm-soc if he prefers that.
That brings up a question related to PATCH 11 in the series (MAINTAINERS update); who will be maintaining arch/arm/mach-bcm/*brcmstb*, and how will code go upstream? It seems like Matt and Christian are officially mach-bcm maintainers, although I don't know if Christian is still involved.
Also, BCM7xxx shares little in common with the rest of mach-bcm, except a company name, so we'd really like at least the 'Maintainer' entries for the CC. I was planning on a separate git tree too, although it could have conflicts if we touch arch/arm/mach-bcm/{Makefile,Kconfig}.
So would we send a separate arm-soc pull request for the arm-soc targeted changes (and all future development)?
> The reset driver can ideally go through the drivers/power/ maintainers, > but if they are not interested in merging it, we can also take that > through arm-soc.
I don't see much activity from the drivers/power/ maintainers on the mailing lists, and I know David Woodhouse at least has been severely distracted (I took over for him on driver/mtd/ recently), so I don't expect much. (EDIT: I see [1]. Nice!)
> See also my one comment on that driver.
I proposed an additional diff on that patch in response.
I can strip the drivers/power/reboot/ driver out and send it separately to our new drivers/power/ maintainer (thanks Sebastian!), and hope that it gets through for 3.17.
For the reset of mach-bcm stuff, I'll just send an arm-soc pull request soon enough, unless Matt/Arnd/Olof object.
Thanks, Brian
[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/7/16/539
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