[U-Boot] [linux-sunxi] Re: [PATCH 3/6] sunxi: Add the R8 DTSI

[Maxime Ripard]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 07:13:27AM -0400, Tom Rini wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 09:31:52AM +1000, Julian Calaby wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 1:39 AM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede at redhat.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 09/18/2015 11:39 AM, Tom Rini wrote:
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 11:17:00AM -0400, Hans de Goede wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>>
> > >>> On 09/18/2015 11:02 AM, Tom Rini wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 02:06:17PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> The R8 is very close to the A13, but it still has a few differences,
> > >>>>> notably a composite output, which the A13 lacks.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Add a DTSI based on the A13's to hold those differences.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard at free-electrons.com>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Other than needing to use SPDX tags instead:
> > >>>> Reviewed-by: Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> This is in essence a partial sync with the kernel tree wrt the dts
> > >>> files, so no SPDX tags.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Really?  I'd have sworn that we were doing that even on kernel files,
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't know. I'm fine either way, but I do not think we should be
> > > adding SPDX tags on the u-boot side only for these files, since those
> > > will just get overwritten (removed) on the next sync with the kernel.
> > 
> > Would it make sense to just add them kernel side?
> 
> No because we use them instead of the big boiler-plate version of the
> license.

I guess his point is that the DT in the kernel should have it. I'm not
sure if it's something we use in the krenel. I've seen GKH nak some
suggestions on this, but maybe the DT are an exception.

I'll ask the arm soc maintainers, and change if they agree.

Maxime

-- 
Maxime Ripard, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
http://free-electrons.com
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