linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH resend v4] dell_rbu: make firmware payload memory uncachable

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Date:   Fri, 13 Jul 2018 17:26:20 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Mario Limonciello <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>
Cc:     Stuart Hayes <stuart.w.hayes@...il.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Stuart.Hayes@...l.com, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH resend v4] dell_rbu: make firmware payload memory uncachable

On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 7:28 PM,  <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com> wrote:

> Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@...l.com>

Pushed to my review and testing queue, thanks!

>> This driver has no maintainer.
>
> Stuart,
>
> Outside of this patch, I think it would make sense to send some follow up patch
> series that do the following:
>
> 1) Let you take over as maintainer (Update MAINTAINERS)

> 2) Move this driver to platform-x86

Darren, what do you think about this step?

If we would go this way, first move, then take maintainership to reduce a churn.

> 3) Update dell_rbu.txt with the correct URLs and mention that it's only for enterprise
> hardware.    Client hardware has instead opted to support UEFI capsules for updates
> from Linux.
>
> Since it's really a platform feature and specific to only Dell enterprise hardware
> I think it makes sense to move over to an area with subsystem maintainers that
> can help to review patches as needed.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko