Dear Tom Rini, > On 09/19/12 12:32, Marek Vasut wrote: > > Dear Tom Rini, > > > >> On 09/19/12 04:32, Stefan Roese wrote: > >>> Hi Marek, > >>> > >>> On 09/19/2012 01:28 PM, Marek Vasut wrote: > >>>>> Again, NS16550 driver here. This code shouldn't be > >>>>> necessary. Also this board looks quite unmaintained as > >>>>> well. Perhaps its time to remove it from mainline? Not sure > >>>>> whom to ask, since no maintainer is listed. > >>>> > >>>> Exactly :-( > >>>> > >>>> Shall we not simply remove all boards that obviously miss > >>>> maintainer? > >>> > >>> I'm all for it. I'm currently working on a patch to remove > >>> support > >>> > >>> for the IOP480 platforms completely (ppc40x derivate). Some > >>> other boards might be good candidates as well... > >> > >> Since Marek has poked me about this in a few other contexts as > >> well, let me state my position for the moment. > > > > I did, yet I was much less polite ;-) > > > >> Whatever boards a custodian > > > > I can't parse this :-( > > Well, we have custodians for various areas and board maintainers. > Since not all boards have a maintainer listed, the custodian for the > area is the de facto maintainer.
Ok, now I understand. > >> is the de facto maintainer for and they don't believe makes sense > >> to continue carrying forward in mainline, they can and should > >> submit patches to remove. Conversely, if the custodian says "I'm > >> fine carrying these platforms", that's what they can and should > >> do. > >> > >> And I have a few other things to say too, so I'll save that for a > >> bit later once I'm done drafting and considering. > > > > Drafting what exactly please? > > A more elaborate set of statements on my feelings about "old" boards > and what needs to happen, in light of the facts that the code is > messy, will require updating for DM and likelyhood of a small but > devoted community around some of them. I see ... eagerly waiting. Best regards, Marek Vasut _______________________________________________ U-Boot mailing list U-Boot@lists.denx.de http://lists.denx.de/mailman/listinfo/u-boot
