On 6/30/20 10:28 AM, Aleksandar Markovic wrote:
> уто, 30. јун 2020. у 19:16 Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4...@amsat.org> је
> написао/ла:
>>
>> On 6/30/20 6:55 PM, Aleksandar Markovic wrote:
>>> уто, 30. јун 2020. у 18:46 Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4...@amsat.org> је
>>> написао/ла:
>>>>
>>>> On 6/30/20 5:38 PM, Aleksandar Markovic wrote:
>>>>> уто, 30. јун 2020. у 16:52 Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4...@amsat.org> је
>>>>> написао/ла:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This series add a new 'malta-strict' machine, that aims to properly
>>>>>> model the real hardware (which is not what the current 'malta'
>>>>>> machine models).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As a bonus for Debian builders, a 'malta-unleashed' machine RFC
>>>>>> patch is included. This might start another endless discussion
>>>>>> upstream, but this is not the point of, so I still include it
>>>>>> for people to test. The rest of the series is candidate for merging
>>>>>> in mainstream QEMU.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Philippe Mathieu-Daudé (6):
>>>>>>   hw/mips/malta: Trivial code movement
>>>>>>   hw/mips/malta: Register the machine as a TypeInfo
>>>>>>   hw/mips/malta: Introduce MaltaMachineClass::max_ramsize
>>>>>>   hw/mips/malta: Introduce the 'malta-strict' machine
>>>>>>   hw/mips/malta: Verify malta-strict machine uses correct DIMM sizes
>>>>>>   hw/mips/malta: Introduce the 'malta-unleashed' 64-bit machine
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  hw/mips/malta.c | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>>>>>>  1 file changed, 111 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> This whole series is based on idea of emulating physically
>>>>> non-existing feature, and as such violates the fundamental principles
>>>>> of QEMU.
>>>>>
>>>>> As such, not acceptable for upstreaming.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't see the point of sending again the same series, in just
>>>>> cosmetically different form, if it was said to you that the concept is
>>>>> wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Have you looked at the patches? What "violates the fundamental
>>>> principles of QEMU" is the code currently in mainstream. Should
>>>> we remove it? I can send a patch for it if it pleases you, but
>>>> you will make QEMU unuseful for many distribution users.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Past mistakes are past mistakes. We have to live with them. And not
>>> make them in the future.
>>>
>>> I see the whole series as a precursor for your change that repeats
>>> past mistakes, a "wolf in sheep clothing".
>>>
>>> That's why I reject the series as a whole.
>>
>> As a co-maintainer I don't accept that.
>>
> 
> I offered you the full maintainership for Malta.
> 
> You said you can proveide only "Odd fiexes".
> 
> I had to jump in to provide "Maintained" status.
> 
> Therefore, I provide the higher level of maintainership, and you have
> to respect that. But you don't.

You need to cool your jets here, Aleksandar.

You do not have some mythical "higher level" of maintainership.  Nor, as far as
I can tell, are you actually doing anything with Malta whereas Philippe is.


r~

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