Re: [PATCH RESEND v2 0/6] mips: Add DT bindings for MIPS CDMM and MIPS GIC

[Marc Zyngier]

On 2020-06-01 13:21, Serge Semin wrote:

[...]

> Since Paul isn't looking after the MIPS arch code anymore, Ralf hasn't
> been seen maintaining MIPS for a long time, Thomas is only responsible
> for the next part of it:
> 	F:      Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mips/
> 	F:      Documentation/mips/
> 	F:      arch/mips/
> 	F:      drivers/platform/mips/
> the MIPS-specific drivers like:
> 	F:	drivers/bus/mips_cdmm.c
> 	F:	drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-cpu.c
> 	F:	drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
> 	F:	drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
> 	F:	drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-cps.c
> seem to be left for the subsystems maintainers to support. So if you 
> don't
> mind or unless there is a better alternative, I can help with looking
> after them to ease the maintainers review burden and since I'll be 
> working
> on our MIPS-based SoC drivers integrating into the mainline kernel repo
> anyway. If you don't like this idea, please just decline the last
> patch in the series.

Given how deeply integrated the MIPS GIC is in the architecture, I'd
really like Thomas to co-maintain it, or at the very least give his
blessing on you being the dedicated point of contact for MIPS GIC
stuff.

Thanks,

        M.
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