netdev - RE: [EXT] [PATCH 2/3] net: stmmac: Add NXP S32 SoC family support

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Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:54:56 +0000
From: "Jan Petrous (OSS)" <jan.petrous@....nxp.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>, "Jan Petrous (OSS)"
	<jan.petrous@....nxp.com>, Wadim Mueller <wafgo01@...il.com>
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Subject: RE: [EXT] [PATCH 2/3] net: stmmac: Add NXP S32 SoC family support

> On 17/03/2024 19:26, Jan Petrous (OSS) wrote:
> >> Add support for NXP S32 SoC family's GMAC to the stmmac network driver.
> >> This driver implementation is based on the patchset originally contributed
> by
> >> Chester Lin [1], which itself draws heavily from NXP's downstream
> >> implementation [2]. The patchset was never merged.
> >>
> >
> > Hi Wadim,
> >
> > Thank you for your upstreaming activities, but I would like to note that
> > the old NXP S32CC  stmmac glue was rewritten lately and will be part of next
> > NXP BSP Linux release planned for April.
> >
> > The rework was done mainly to allow simpler upstreaming process, so I
> would recommend
> > to postpone your current work.
> 
> I suggest you working with upstream first instead of claiming that
> upstream contributions should align with your downstream work. To be
> clear: your downstream NXP BSP does not matter.

Thanks for the suggestion. My intention was not to offend somebody
or break any upstreaming work, sorry if it could sound like this. 

> 
> If you think this submission needs any particular changes, then please
> comment on specifics, but such broad statement that community should
> wait till NXP will be so kind to allow upstream work is just not acceptable.
> 

Ok, I will contact Wadim directly.

BR.
/Jan