[PATCH v8 00/11] ARM: brcmstb: Add Broadcom STB SoC support
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From: arnd@arndb.de (Arnd Bergmann)
Date: 2014-07-22 20:58:23
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On Tuesday 22 July 2014 13:44:31 Brian Norris wrote:
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For the platform changes in the first patch, I would prefer to have Matt pick up the first patch, but we can also apply it directly into arm-soc if he prefers that.That brings up a question related to PATCH 11 in the series (MAINTAINERS update); who will be maintaining arch/arm/mach-bcm/*brcmstb*, and how will code go upstream? It seems like Matt and Christian are officially mach-bcm maintainers, although I don't know if Christian is still involved.
You have to solve that question together with Matt. From my perspective it would be easier if I only have to deal with one person for mach-bcm, but it's really up to you.
Also, BCM7xxx shares little in common with the rest of mach-bcm, except
a company name, so we'd really like at least the 'Maintainer' entries
for the CC. I was planning on a separate git tree too, although it could
have conflicts if we touch arch/arm/mach-bcm/{Makefile,Kconfig}.
So would we send a separate arm-soc pull request for the arm-soc
targeted changes (and all future development)?You can definitely have the separate MAINTAINERS entry without necessarily becoming a maintainer at the same level. I know Matt is very responsive and can forward your patches to arm-soc if that works for you.
For the reset of mach-bcm stuff, I'll just send an arm-soc pull request soon enough, unless Matt/Arnd/Olof object.
I'll wait for Matt to comment before pulling it, otherwise that sounds fine. Arnd