Re: [DistroKit] [PATCH v2 0/4] platform: v8a: barebox: Untangle firmware inject files

[Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@pengutronix.de>]

Hi Alex,

On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 03:58:11PM +0200, Alexander Dahl wrote:
> this is a one year later series with previously dropped patches from
> another series, and basically a follow-up to those mails:
>
> - <20240425-unlivable-approval-c55177db2d5c@thorsis.com>
> - <20250523081049.1693633-6-l.schmidt@pengutronix.de>
>
> Picking this up now, because this was almost ready last year already,
> but I did not manage to rework it for resubmission.  Not meant to be
> rude, but maybe suitable for discussing the right approach of firmware
> injection into different bootloader packages.
>
> When having another look, I think it was correct to drop v1, I did not
> go far enough with the first shot.  This is done now by patch 3/4 which
> separates the imx-firmware injects from the tf-a injects into separate
> fixup packages for barebox.  Patch 4/4 picks up an idea by Lars, please
> let me know when this should be attributed differently.
>
> Note, this is in conflict with the series "[PATCH 00/12] Add beagleplay
> support to DistroKit" sent earlier this week.
>
> Build tested twice on vanilla DistroKit _and_ in a custom BSP using
> DistroKit as a base layer and disabling most DistroKit boards.  Upper
> layer builds U-Boot for three different i.MX8/9 based boards, depending
> on both firmware-imx and tf-a.

I lost track of where we stand wrt. your series. However, I've now
merged the other series which was agreed between Lars and mol into next,
so this might be a good moment to re-check what's left.

rsc
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