[U-Boot] [PATCH] EXT4

[Graeme Russ]

Hi Jorgen,

On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Jorgen Lundman <lundman at lundman.net> wrote:
>> These patches will likely not get reviewed and definitely will not get
>> merged unless that are posted to the mailing list
>
>
> Ok, is it better if I use "git format-patch" and send them on the list?

Yes, that is exactly what you should do.

But before you post them, make sure you run them through checkpatch.pl
first and resolve/explain any errors or warnings

>>> There is a new limit of 2TB with 512 byte blocks. To go beyond that would
>>> require "disk_partition_t" to go bigger than 32bit. I think that is
>>> outside
>>> of my access permissions.
>>
>>
>> What do you mean by this?
>>
>
> I just assumed that I, new to the use of u-boot, should not tinker with core
> structs, and core API functionality. I merely wish to mention the issue in
> case it has already been addressed by the gurus.

Anyone can post patches to the mailing list that tinker with core
structs, APIs, functionality etc. There are no 'permission' levels
here :)

Whatever you post will get reviewed by the community at large and if
the feeling is that you proposed 'tinkering' is not suitable for
inclusion in U-Boot then comments to that effect will be made. You
will then have the opportunity to either a) argue your position or b)
submit revised patches which address the comments made

> It could very well be that u-boot developers don't want to go larger.
> (presumably, majority of u-boot devices aren't booting from > 2TB devices..)

Well you could port U-Boot to a NAS with >> 2TB storage :)

> Or, it has already been discussed and I just missed it.

Not that I am aware

Regards,

Graeme