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SubjectRe: [RFCv3 0/7] OMAP SSI driver
* Sebastian Reichel <sre@debian.org> [131010 10:30]:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 10:28:15AM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> > * Sebastian Reichel <sre@debian.org> [131006 13:36]:
> > > Here is the third round of the OMAP SSI driver patches.
> >
> > Thanks for updating these, they look good to me now:
> >
> > Acked-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>
>
> Ok. I guess it's time to check how this gets included in the kernel.
>
> The first patch has already been queued and the last patch could
> probably go through Benoît once the DT people have reviewed the
> updated patches. The other ones would normally go through the
> hsi tree, but that one was maintained by Carlos Chinea and is
> now more or less orphaned.

Yes, I suggest you post the .dts changes completely seprately
so driver maintainers don't accidentally pick those up.

> My suggestion is:
>
> 1. I create another patch, which adds entries for hsi subsystem and
> ssi driver to MAINTAINERS.
>
> It would be nice to have some co-maintainers for the subsystem.
> Linus Walleij maybe? I think you created the launchpad blueprint [1]?
> Especially because I have no documentation/specification for HSI, which
> brings me to my next slightly off topic request.
>
> I would like to have access to SSI documentation and HSI specification.
> Can the guys from Texas Instruments please give me some pointers how I
> can get access to the NDA'd documentation? I couldn't find any hints
> on ti.com.
>
> 2. I create a patch adding Carlos Chinea to CREDITS
>
> 3. I create a git repository and put all of the patches in there, so
> that they can be pulled into linux-next.
>
> 4. I add a gpg/pgp signed tag with the key used to signed this mail.
>
> Any issues with this or any other suggestions how to proceed? And if following this
> - should I request an account on kernel.org to host the repository there,
> or should I just upload it at a random place?

That all sounds good to me. It is a *good thing* to have a maintainer
for a driver subsystem, and if you're willing to pick it up, that's
the way to go.

Regards,

Tony

> [0] https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/tree/Next/Trees
> [1] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/linux-linaro/+spec/hsi-subsystem-maint
>
> -- Sebastian


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