linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] drivers: mailbox: framework creation

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Message-ID: <CAOesGMh2uZC_9FzAxDVZqwe06OgqOrKjPgQi6wOJCt-SAmoHwg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:19:22 -0800
From:	Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
To:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Loic Pallardy <loic.pallardy-ext@...ricsson.com>,
	arm@...nel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Janusz Krzysztofik <jkrzyszt@....icnet.pl>,
	Omar Ramirez Luna <omar.ramirez@...itl.com>,
	Loic PALLARDY <loic.pallardy@...com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@...ery.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>,
	Dom Cobley <popcornmix@...il.com>,
	Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>, Suman Anna <s-anna@...com>,
	Juan Gutierrez <jgutierrez@...com>,
	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...ia.com>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	STEricsson_nomadik_linux <STEricsson_nomadik_linux@...t.st.com>,
	Omar Ramirez Luna <omar.luna@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] drivers: mailbox: framework creation

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com> wrote:
> * Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> [121220 10:19]:
>> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Loic Pallardy
>> <loic.pallardy-ext@...ricsson.com> wrote:
>>
>> > OMAP and ST-Ericsson platforms are both using mailbox to communicate
>> > with some coprocessors.
>> > Based on OMAP existing mailbox framework, this series proposes a
>> > generic framework, living under drivers/mailbox.
>>
>> I like this patch series so you have my Acked-by.
>>
>> Since it's a new subsystem and affects a few ARM architectures can
>> we merge this into the ARM SoC tree once we have consensus,
>> so we get some rotation in linux-next that way?
>
> Yes good idea.
>
>> Olof/Arnd?
>
> I suggest we set up an immutable branch against
> v3.8-rc1 when it's out with only these patches in it.
> Then we can all merge it in as needed. Maybe Arnd or
> Olof can set up the branch?

I haven't reviewed the patches yet, but this flow sounds reasonable to me.

> FYI, looks like I need to merge in this branch too to
> avoid build errors with remoteproc enabled once I flip
> on the multiplatform support for omap2+.

While we can make the branch stable, would it make sense to make
remoteproc for omap depend on !multiplatform during the transition, to
reduce dependencies a little? Either way works, but it'd be nice to
keep them independent if we can.


-Olof
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