RE: [PATCH 2/4] soc: fsl: add GUTS driver for QorIQ platforms

From: Yangbo Lu
Date: Thu Jul 07 2016 - 23:39:34 EST


Hi Arnd,


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> From: Arnd Bergmann [mailto:arnd@xxxxxxxx]
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] soc: fsl: add GUTS driver for QorIQ platforms
>
> On Thursday, July 7, 2016 2:35:33 AM CEST Yangbo Lu wrote:
> > Hi Arnd,
> >
> > Could you reply when you see the email?
> > If your method doesnât resolve the problem, we still want to use our
> old patchset.
> >
> > This guts driver had been discussed about one year and blocked many
> workaround upstream.
> > So please help to review and comment soon.
> >
>
> I don't really see how more discussion is going to help us here. I think
> I've made it pretty clear that I don't want to see another platform
> specific way to read an SoC revision and I've even sent a proof-of-
> concept patch to show how the interface can work, now it's up to you to
> fit the guts hardware into that and send a new patch series.
>
> Arnd

I think your proof-of-concept patch is still in discussion. Some answers are needed from you to
address Scott's comments on your patchset. Have you reached an agreement?

Thanks.

- Yangbo Lu