[PATCH v3 29/31] RFC: Revert "bloblist: Load the bloblist from the previous loader"

[Simon Glass]

Hi Tom, Raymond,

On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 at 10:13, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 11:50:14AM -0400, Raymond Mao wrote:
> > Hi Simon,
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 at 11:36, Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > The logic of this has become too confusing.
> > >
> > > The primary issue with the patch is that U-Boot needs to set up a
> > > bloblist in the first phase where BLOBLIST is enabled. Subsequent
> > > phases can then use that bloblist.
> > >
> > > But the first phase of U-Boot cannot assume that one exists.
> > >
> > > Reverting this commit seems like a better starting point for getting
> > > things working for all use-cases.
> > >
> > > Note: The work to tidy this up is apparently underway. For this series,
> > > a revert is the easiest path.
> > >
> > > This reverts commit 66131310d8ff1ba228f989b41bd8812f43be41c3.
> > >
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/CAPnjgZ3hMHtiH=f5ZKXNniOfV_-vFryq1Gn7QZ5hKU8Wjo8igw@mail.gmail.com/
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org>
> > > ---
> > >
> > > (no changes since v1)
> > >
> >
> > Is this same as something we discussed in the thread below?
> > https://lore.kernel.org/u-boot/20250205015606.2686149-29-sjg@chromium.org/
> >
> > I am a bit confused since I think we had agreed that it should not be reverted.
>
> Yes, it is extremely frustrating to have posted both this:
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/list/?series=450425&state=*
> as the first pass at doing what was agreed on the path forward while
> also posting this thread which cannot be against either next nor next
> with the above applied and so isn't worth anyone elses time. I suspect
> this thread also includes various rockchip patches that were requested
> to be broken out and posted by themselves instead.

Please check the cover letter where I have covered that. If the
bloblist series I sent lands, then yes, I can drop these final
patches.

Let's not talk about frustration where bloblist is concerned, given
that my boards were broken for a *year* because of all this.

Regards,
Simon