linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/4] ARM: OMAP2+: cleaned-up DT support of various ECC schemes

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Message-ID: <20130925175527.GA23337@ld-irv-0074.broadcom.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 10:55:27 -0700
From:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>
To:	"Gupta, Pekon" <pekon@...com>
Cc:	"olof@...om.net" <olof@...om.net>,
	"benoit.cousson@...aro.org" <benoit.cousson@...aro.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
	"dwmw2@...radead.org" <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"tony@...mide.com" <tony@...mide.com>,
	"avinashphilipk@...il.com" <avinashphilipk@...il.com>,
	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	"dedekind1@...il.com" <dedekind1@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Balbi, Felipe" <balbi@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/4] ARM: OMAP2+: cleaned-up DT support of various
 ECC schemes

Hi Pekon,

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 08:46:19AM -0500, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> + akpm
> 
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 01:04:05PM -0500, Gupta, Pekon wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > This patch
> > > - updates DT binding for selection of ecc-scheme
> > > - updates DT binding for detection of ELM h/w engine
> > > - removes following obselete ECC schemes
> > > 	OMAP_ECC_HAMMING_CODE_DEFAULT (S/W based 1-bit Hamming
> > > ECC)
> > > 	OMAP_ECC_HAMMING_CODE_HW_ROMCODE (H/W based 1-bit
> > > Hamming ECC scheme)
> > > - updates DT binding documentation for mtd/gpmc-nand
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Pekon Gupta <pekon@...com>
> > > ---
> > 
> > Dear Olof and other DT Maintainers,
> > 
> > This patch series has missed multiple merge windows, and
> > much of the other development work on mtd/nand/omap
> > driver is gated due to this.

Also, to be fair here: you only started CC'ing the appropriate DT
people/list around v4, after which you got a (somewhat) prompt and
thorough review of the DT bindings. Then several months passed before
you addressed the reviews. So the "multiple merge windows" is not
entirely to be blamed on others ;)

Brian
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