Re: [PATCH] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: ti: Enable networking options for nfs boot

[Grygorii Strashko]

Hi Arnd,

On 29/10/2020 22:06, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 8:15 PM Grygorii Strashko
> <grygorii.strashko@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 02/10/2020 15:50, Nishanth Menon wrote:
> > > On 23:27-20201001, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
> > > > Enable networking options required for NFS boot on TI platforms, which is
> > > > widely for automated test systems.
> > > > - enable new TI CPSW switch driver and related NET_SWITCHDEV config
> > > > - enable TI DP83867 phy
> > > > - explicitly enable PTP clock support to ensure dependent networking
> > > > drivers will stay built-in
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@xxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >    arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig | 5 +++++
> > > >    1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > Reviewed-by: Nishanth Menon <nm@xxxxxx>
> >
> > Are there any actions need to be done to have this patch merged?
>
> I would prefer if a platform maintainer (I assume Tony in this case)
> picks it up and forwards it to soc@xxxxxxxxxx together with other
> related changes. Olof and I tend to ignore patches sent directly
> to us, so we don't get in the way of platform maintainers that
> may have already merged similar patches or have comments.
>
> I suspect Tony didn't pick it up either because from the patch
> subject and the description, it is not clear that he is the one
> to act on it. It helps to be more specific and ask the maintainer
> by addressing them in person below the '---' line, as well as
> only putting one person in 'To:' and the rest in 'Cc:'.

Thanks for your comments and sorry that I disturbed you.

But, honestly, I'm confused (and probably I'm not the first one) as multi_v7 is common
for all ARM platforms while change is TI OMAP specific,
and neither Documentation neither get_maintainer.pl provide any reliable information
on how to proceed :( and who should be responsible for merging multi_x patches.

I'd really have tried to do some checking while preparing patch and TO/CC list - some patches applied by
platform maintainers, but some by top ARM maintainers.

> One comment on the contents of the patch: IIRC this is a fairly
> large driver. To ensure we don't burden other users too much,
> can you include the size of the vmlinux file before and after
> this patch?

before:
   text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
14703736	8024602	 444976	23173314	16198c2	./omap-arm/vmlinux

after:
   text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
14727271	8029150	 444528	23200949	16204b5	./omap-arm/vmlinux

diff: 27635 (dec)

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Best regards,
grygorii