[U-Boot] [PATCH 32/71] serial: powerpc: Implement CONFIG_SERIAL_MULTI into bmw serial driver

[Marek Vasut]

Dear Tom Rini,

> On 09/19/12 04:32, Stefan Roese wrote:
> > Hi Marek,
> > 
> > On 09/19/2012 01:28 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> >>> Again, NS16550 driver here. This code shouldn't be necessary.
> >>> Also this board looks quite unmaintained as well. Perhaps its
> >>> time to remove it from mainline? Not sure whom to ask, since no
> >>> maintainer is listed.
> >> 
> >> Exactly :-(
> >> 
> >> Shall we not simply remove all boards that obviously miss
> >> maintainer?
> > 
> > I'm all for it. I'm currently working on a patch to remove support
> > 
> >  for the IOP480 platforms completely (ppc40x derivate). Some other
> >  boards might be good candidates as well...
> 
> Since Marek has poked me about this in a few other contexts as well,
> let me state my position for the moment.

I did, yet I was much less polite ;-)

> Whatever boards a custodian

I can't parse this :-(

> is the de facto maintainer for and they don't believe makes sense to
> continue carrying forward in mainline, they can and should submit
> patches to remove.  Conversely, if the custodian says "I'm fine
> carrying these platforms", that's what they can and should do.
> 
> And I have a few other things to say too, so I'll save that for a bit
> later once I'm done drafting and considering.

Drafting what exactly please?

Best regards,
Marek Vasut