linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 2/2] hwspinlock: qcom: Add support for Qualcomm HW, Mutex block

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Date:	Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:15:13 -0500
From:	Andy Gross <agross@...eaurora.org>
To:	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...ymobile.com>
Cc:	Bjorn Andersson <Bjorn.Andersson@...ymobile.com>, ohad@...ery.com,
	"linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
	jhugo@...eaurora.org, s-anna@...com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 2/2] hwspinlock: qcom: Add support for Qualcomm HW,
 Mutex block

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 01:42:38PM -0700, Tim Bird wrote:

<snip>

> I'm pretty anxious about this one, as my current work has a dependency on it.
> Virtually the entirety of the QualComm SOC work is dependent on this
> because it's needed by the interprocessor communication framework
> and the regulator driver.
> 
> I assume we're waiting on the response from Ohad about getting this upstream?
> It's been almost 2 weeks with no reply.
> 
> Ohad - do you plan to do anything with this patch?  We seem to be at an impasse
> (once again).

With Suman's patches and this, the ball is in Ohad's court.   I believe Ohad
does this work in his off time as it is unpaid work.

> 
> This is the 6th attempt over the course of the last year and a half to get
> this hwspinlock code mainlined.  Should we just not use the hwspinlock
> framework?
> 
> What are our options going forward?

Not sure, aside from landing this somewhere else.  But that has it's own
inherent issues.

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