From: "Lennart Sorensen" <lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:55:15 -0400
To: Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com>
Cc: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>, "jonsmirl@gmail.com" <jonsmirl@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [Arm-netbook] getting allwinner SoC support upstream (was Re:
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On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 07:28:10PM +0200, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> I should also add that Allwinner not only talked to us already, but also
> expressed interest in doing actual modern kernel development (like using
> "recently" introduced kernel frameworks, like the clk framework).
> 
> I've received patches from them already for private reviews, they began
> to show up on the kernel mailing lists, they asked to be CCed on the
> patches I send upstream, they're even the one that reached out to me
> when the early support for their chips was released. So, like Olof said,
> they aren't in a vacuum, they are very aware of the mainline kernel and
> speak a decent english.
> 
> So yes, Allwinner has an evil vendor tree (c), with a solution similar yet
> inferior (because not generic enough) to the device tree, but they show
> interest on going down the mainline road.

Well I hope they get there soon, because they sure have some very nice
chip designs at amazing prices.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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