[meta-freescale] [meta-fsl-arm-extra][PATCH v2 6/8] u-boot-imx: Remove Wandboard patch as it is not supported by mainline

[John Weber]

I don't have a problem with removing the old code. Just that we need to do
it in phases.  Phase 1 is to add new code. Test that. Then get rid of the
old code.  If we do it all at once then I can't make a simple configuration
change and compare code bases.


On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, Eric Bénard wrote:

> Le Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:20:28 -0300,
> Otavio Salvador <otavio at ossystems.com.br <javascript:;>> a écrit :
>
> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Eric Bénard <eric at eukrea.com<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> > > Hi Otavio,
> > >
> > > Le Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:56:01 -0300,
> > > Otavio Salvador <otavio at ossystems.com.br <javascript:;>> a écrit :
> > >
> > >> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:48 PM, John Weber <rjohnweber at gmail.com<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> > >> > Are we completely gutting the old u-boot for wandboard dual?  This
> patch
> > >> > doesn't pertain to mainline but it does still work for the FSL
> u-boot.
> > >>
> > >> I'd prefer to remove old and unused code. Except if you have a reason
> > >> to keep it?
> > >>
> > >> Both Dual and Solo variants are going to use U-Boot mainline and noone
> > >> will use this, except if explicitly set. So I think in the end it
> > >> won't be used at all. Do you see a reason to keep it?
> > >
> > > maybe because you are migrating several boards to a new bootloader
> which
> > > is not even stable (u-boot 2013.04 is at rc2) and not present in the
> > > official Freescale BSP ?
> >
> > Wandboard support is not present in official BSP either; the U-Boot is
> > being daily tested by Fabio and me so it had a good coverage.
> >
> if two testers of a -rc2 is a good coverage to migrate several boards
> (including some official Freescale evk) to this -rc2 a few days before
> the release then everything is fine, sorry for the annoyance.
>
> > > Or maybe the policy has changed since last week and you consider
> > > there is no risk to migrate to a -rc bootloader just before the
> > > release ;-)
> >
> > The point is support. In case of maintain branch of kernel you won't
> > be able to open SR issues about this kernel while U-Boot the support
> > is already given by community.
> >
> > So the policy is to allow the change when we will have support; not
> > the opposite.
> >
> OK fine.
>
> Eric
>
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