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 <[email protected] <javascript:;>> a écrit : > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Eric Bénard <[email protected]<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > Hi Otavio, > > > > > > Le Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:56:01 -0300, > > > Otavio Salvador <[email protected] <javascript:;>> a écrit : > > > > > >> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:48 PM, John Weber > > >> <[email protected]<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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