On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 07:28:10PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote: > I should also add that Allwinner not only talked to us already, but also > expressed interest in doing actual modern kernel development (like using > "recently" introduced kernel frameworks, like the clk framework). > > I've received patches from them already for private reviews, they began > to show up on the kernel mailing lists, they asked to be CCed on the > patches I send upstream, they're even the one that reached out to me > when the early support for their chips was released. So, like Olof said, > they aren't in a vacuum, they are very aware of the mainline kernel and > speak a decent english. > > So yes, Allwinner has an evil vendor tree (c), with a solution similar yet > inferior (because not generic enough) to the device tree, but they show > interest on going down the mainline road.
Well I hope they get there soon, because they sure have some very nice chip designs at amazing prices. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130606185515.ga11...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
