linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] ARM: decompressor: support AUTO

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Message-ID: <aYKgaDtb7Ba09Paf@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 01:27:04 +0000
From: "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To: Linus Walleij <linusw@...nel.org>
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
	"Christian Marangi (Ansuel)" <ansuelsmth@...il.com>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	"Mike Rapoport (IBM)" <rppt@...nel.org>,
	Eric DeVolder <eric.devolder@...cle.com>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>,
	Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@...ainline.org>,
	John Crispin <john@...ozen.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] ARM: decompressor: support AUTO_ZRELADDR and
 appended DTB

On Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 01:36:29AM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> However, I think it is a thick requirement to put on hobbyist
> contributors to go and write entite boot loaders from scratch,
> I think it's a fine requirement to put on Qualcomm or Renesas
> paid maintainers.

If we're talking about older boards, then why have they only recently
became a problem, when, presumably, they've been working fine for a
decade or so?

If we're talking about more modern boards, then I have zero sympathy.

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