Re: Synopsys Ethernet QoS Driver

On November 18, 2016 4:28:30 AM PST, Joao Pinto [off-list ref] wrote:

Dear all,

My name is Joao Pinto and I work at Synopsys.
I am a kernel developer with special focus in mainline collaboration,
both Linux
and Buildroot. I was recently named one of the maintainers of the PCIe
Designware core driver and I was the author of the Designware UFS
driver stack.

I am sending you this e-mail because you were the suggested contacts
from the
get_maintainers script concerning Ethernet drivers :).

Currently I have the task to work on the mainline Ethernet QoS driver
in which
you are the author. The work would consist of the following:

a) Separate the current driver in a Core driver (common ops) + platform
glue
driver + pci glue driver
b) Add features that are currently only available internally
c) Add specific phy support using the PHY framework

I would also gladly be available to be its maintainer if you agree with
it.

Since you have both the hardware and a clear todo list for this driver, start submitting patches, get them included in David's tree and over time chances are that you will become the maintainer, either explicitly by adding an entry in the MAINTAINERS file or just by consistently contributing to this area.

-- 
Florian