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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation/process: add soc maintainer handbook
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To:     Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@microchip.com>, soc@kernel.org
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From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>
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On 30/05/2023 14:49, Conor Dooley wrote:
> Arnd suggested that adding a maintainer handbook for the SoC "subsystem"
> would be helpful in trying to bring on board maintainers for the various
> new platforms cropping up in RISC-V land.
> 
> Add a document briefly describing the role of the SoC subsystem and some
> basic advice for (new) platform maintainers.
> 
> Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> Signed-off-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@microchip.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - add Krzysztof's suggested method for avoiding inter-branch
>   dependencies
> - explicitly mention that tags should be signed
> - link to the devicetree abi document, rather than trying to explain it
>   here & reword that whole section
> - fix some typos, capitalisation & unify bullet style
> 
> The devicetree abi doc feels quite out of date at this point, and could
> probably do with a spring clean - but it also feels like hallowed groun

Yep, but that's another topic.

> d
> on which one should tread lightly, so I won't go near that til Rob is
> back.

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>

Best regards,
Krzysztof