On Tue, Apr 06, 2021 at 05:15:01PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 2:09 PM Jonathan Neuschäfer
> <j.neuschaefer@gmx.net> wrote:
> >
> > This series adds basic support for the Nuvoton WPCM450 BMC SoC. It's an older
> > SoC but still commonly found on eBay, mostly in Supermicro X9 server boards.
> >
> > Third-party documentation is available at: https://github.com/neuschaefer/wpcm450/wiki
> >
> > Patches 1-4 add devicetree bindings for the WPCM450 SoC and its various parts.
> > Patches 5-7 add arch and driver support. Patches 8 and 9 add a devicetree for
> > the SoC and a board based on it. Patch 10 finally updates the MAINTAINERS file.
> >
> > Patch 2 requires "dt-bindings: arm: Convert nuvoton,npcm750 binding to YAML"
> > (https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210320164023.614059-1-j.neuschaefer@gmx.net/)
> 
> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> It appears these patches are doing roughly the right thing, and we may still
> be able to get them into v5.13, but I'm not sure what your plan for maintaining
> them is. The two options are that you either send your patches to be picked up
> by Joel, or you send everything directly to soc@kernel.org once it's fully
> reviewed.

The route via Joel sounds alright with me. I've Cc'd him on this version
of the series.

> I only noticed your series when patch 9/10 made it into the soc@kernel.org
> patchwork because of the Cc, but none of the other ones did.
> 
> If you end up with the second option, we can go through what this involves
> off-list.
> 
> Regarding the Cc:soc@kernel.org, please add that only for patches that
> are already reviewed and ready to be picked up, ideally with a cover letter
> that describes what the plan is for merging. If you need me to review the
> platform code, use my arnd@arndb.de or arnd@kernel.org addresses.

Ah sorry, soc@kernel.org slipped in automatically because of get_maintainers.pl.

The platform code[1] is rather simple, essentially just hooking up the
nuvoton,wpcm450 compatible string.


Thanks,
Jonathan


[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210406120921.2484986-6-j.neuschaefer@gmx.net/