[PATCH 00/11] fsl_esdhc_imx: port several patches from fsl_esdhc

[Michael Walle]

Am 2021-11-05 18:39, schrieb Sean Anderson:
> This series ports some of the patches from fsl_esdhc to fsl_esdhc_imx.
> Because these drivers share a common lineage, many of these patches
> apply with minor changes. For each one, I have noted the originating
> commit in the style of linux stable backports.
> 
> In fa33d20749 ("mmc: split fsl_esdhc driver for i.MX"), Yangbo says
>> For the two series processors, the eSDHCs are becoming more and more 
>> different
> However, these drivers are still extremely similar; the differences
> between them are not major. However, NXP has not done a good job of
> porting patches which apply to both drivers. This causes the
> fsl_esdhc_imx driver to rot, as the fsl_esdhc gets more general fixes.
> For this reason, I think that the fsl_esdhc_imx driver should be 
> removed
> unless NXP can commit to creating series like this which port patches
> which apply to both drivers.

But you are still doing patches for it? ;) Wouldn't it be easier
to just merge them again? Funny enough, I ported some changes from
the imx version to the non-imx version.

So yes I agree, this situation isn't optimal. And I don't think
it makes any sense to port patches between these two. IMHO nobody
will care for both at the same time, let alone being able to test
it.

-michael