[U-Boot] U-Boot panasonic repo

[Masahiro YAMADA]

Hi Albert,

2014-09-18 20:44 GMT+09:00 Albert ARIBAUD <albert.u.boot at aribaud.net>:
> Hi Masahiro,
>
> On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:13:04 +0900, Masahiro Yamada
> <yamada.m at jp.panasonic.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Michal,
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:24:39 +0200
>> Michal Simek <monstr at 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 at 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 at 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. :)

Thanks!!



> 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?

Do not apply it, please.

I've received some comments on this version
and I am planning to send v5.

I will change the state of this version to Superseded lator.


Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada