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Date:   Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:50:53 +0200
From:   Stanislaw Gruszka <stanislaw.gruszka@linux.intel.com>
To:     Deepak R Varma <drv@mailo.com>
Cc:     Jacek Lawrynowicz <jacek.lawrynowicz@linux.intel.com>,
        Oded Gabbay <ogabbay@kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: ivpu TODO list items
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Hi

On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 10:25:19PM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 13, 2023 at 12:54:43PM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I am shortlisted as a mentee for the LF Mentorship program. I looked at the TODO
> > file for the ivpu driver for my project tasks. Could you please answer the
> > following questions:
> >
> > 1. Is the TODO list up to date? If not, can we have it updated? Let me know if I
> > can help.
It's not. Some of those was already implemented (but yet not submitted).
Some ideas there was dropped. 

I think this file can be whole removed. Feel free to post patch for
that.

> > 2. Is it absolutely necessary for me to have a specialized hardware to test my
> > patches? Is it limited to the 14thGen or above CPU or do I need more than that?
Yes, I don't think someone can work on ivpu without hardware.

> > 3. Is it okay for me to work on the TODO list items. Let me know if you have a
> > preference [Please note I just started a few months ago and still learning].
I recommend you to work on items from:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/gpu/todo.html

> Hello,
> May I request the maintainer to review my questions and comment please?

Sorry, I haven't seen this email before.

Regards
Stanislaw