Re: [PATCH v2 00/12] arm64: Kconfig: Update ARCH_EXYNOS select configs

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Lee,

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 3:29 PM Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Sep 2021, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > On 30/09/2021 14:39, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2021, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > >> On 30/09/2021 11:23, Lee Jones wrote:
> > >>> [0] Full disclosure: part of my role at Linaro is to keep the Android
> > >>> kernel running as close to Mainline as possible and encourage/push the
> > >>> upstream-first mantra, hence my involvement with this and other sets.
> > >>> I assure you all intentions are good and honourable.  If you haven't
> > >>> already seen it, please see Todd's most recent update on the goals and
> > >>> status of GKI:
> > >>>
> > >>>   Article: https://tinyurl.com/saaen3sp
> > >>>   Video:   https://youtu.be/O_lCFGinFPM
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> Side topic, why this patchset is in your scope or Will's/Google's scope?
> > >> Just drop it from Android main kernel, it will not be your problem. I
> > >> mean, really, you don't need this patchset in your tree at all. The only
> > >> platform which needs it, the only platform which will loose something
> > >> will be one specific vendor. Therefore this will be an incentive for
> > >> them to join both discussions and upstream development. :)
> > >
> > > How would they fix this besides upstreaming support for unreleased
> > > work-in-progress H/W?
> > >
> > > Haven't I explained this several times already? :)
> >
> > Either that way or the same as Will's doing but that's not my question.
> > I understand you flush the queue of your GKI patches to be closer to
> > upstream. Reduce the backlog/burden. you can achieve your goal by simply
> > dropping such patch and making it not your problem. :)
>
> git reset --hard mainline/master   # job done - tea break  :)
>
> Seriously though, we wish to encourage the use of GKI so all vendors
> can enjoy the benefits of more easily updateable/secure code-bases.
>
> I can't see how pushing back on seamlessly benign changes would
> benefit them or anyone else.

I like your wording ;-)

Indeed, seamlessly benign changes, which are (1) not tested, and (2)
some believed by the platform maintainer to break the platform.
What can possibly go wrong? ;-)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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