netdev - Re: [v2,net-next,1/3] net: stmmac: enable multiple buffers

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Message-ID: <d4041a18-ba5d-6235-fb6e-8830e4d352ce@synopsys.com>
Date:   Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:21:12 +0000
From:   Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>
CC:     Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <peppe.cavallaro@...com>, <alexandre.torgue@...com>,
        <f.fainelli@...il.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [v2,net-next,1/3] net: stmmac: enable multiple buffers

Às 11:17 AM de 3/24/2017, Andrew Lunn escreveu:
>> Yes it would be fantastic to have a set of boards, but I rarely see this in any
>> maintainer :).
> 
> Being a Marvell SoC and switch maintainer, i have around a dozen
> boards. Some i got some simply by asking the manufacture, others i
> purchased. I don't think i'm in the minority here. Without having
> access to a number of different hardwares, i don't feel i would be
> doing my work properly.
> 
>> I try as hard as I can to network with people and try to minimize this
>> situations, but when there is so many different setups using a driver with diff
>> configurations, situations like this can happen, but I am here to help debugging
>> and solving them.
> 
> You made a move to rename stmmac to synopsys not long ago. It gave the
> impression that synopsis wants to take over this driver. If there are
> a number of different configurations, who better than synopsys to
> actually properly test these configurations? If you ask around, i'm
> sure people will send you hardware.

If the stmmac community wishes that I become the maintainer and are available to
send me their ref hardware, I am available and I can build a farm in my site to
make all necessary tests to all the patches made by me and the ones that I receive.

> 
>      Andrew
> 

Joao