Bloblist request

[Peter Robinson]

On Sun, 25 May 2025 at 09:53, Simon Glass <sjg at chromium.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> Bloblist is IMO a bit of a mess, with 2-3 maintainers who don't agree
> on the direction.
>
> You have requested that I:
> - implement a handoff protocol for x86 in the spec
> - do the same in the code
> - convert x86 boards to use OF_BLOBLIST
> - remove BLOBLIST_FIXED
>
> I also want to enable VBE, which would require further work. I'm
> sending a v4 today.

VBE should be opt-in, not enabled by default.

> I am willing to do the above, but to do so, I want to make bloblist a
> first-class citizen, available on any arch, built into global_data,
> with no reliance on weak functions.
>
> Please can you allow me to maintain bloblist?

Maintaining something doesn't mean you can push what ever you like, it
means you need to actively work to come to a consensus with others for
the direction something should go.