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

[Serge Semin]

Hello Marc,

On Mon, Jun 01, 2020 at 01:31:27PM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> 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.

I don't mind either way. First option might be even better. Thomas, what do you
think?

-Sergey

> 
> Thanks,
> 
>         M.
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