[PATCH 2/2 v3] smbios: Fallback to the default DT if sysinfo nodes are missing

[Simon Glass]

Hi Tom,

On Thu, 14 Dec 2023 at 06:11, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 08:19:11PM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
>
> [snip]
> > The new DT nodes / SMBIOS binding [1] allows for the correct
> > information to be provided, though.
> [snip]
> > [1] https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/doc/device-tree-bindings/sysinfo/smbios.txt
>
> I think the only feedback I can give on your message here is to please
> go upstream that binding, and then we can see what to do afterwards.

I am still tearing my hair out waiting for the reserved-memory and
binman patches to be accepted. Every few weeks there is another
comment, but no action. Rob seems to be the only one engaged.

Perhaps I should do a conference talk about what is wrong with DT?
This is my experience so far:

- there is no urgency to apply anything
- no one wins acclaim for applying a patch
- everyone complains later if a patch is applied that they didn't agree with
- people chime in wanting to understand the use case, but don't/can't/won't
- any sort of expressed doubt results in delay
- maintainers hope that the submitter will lose interest and go away
- not enough people add review tags, even if they look at it
   ... because they are worried about looking bad to others on the ML

I would be happy to discuss how to improve matters, but that is what I see.

Anyway, the lowest-hanging fruit at present is the U-Boot /options
stuff. I was hoping someone else would step up to clean it up. There
should be no impediment.

Regards,
Simon