[coreboot] Re: Deprecation of the Intel Quark SoC

2022-04-15 Thread Karl Semich
> > > In round numbers, coreboot is at about 5k commits/year (last time I > looked; maybe it's higher or lower now). Assuming each CL takes > around ten builds, that's 50,000 builds, times 350 boards, which > translates to "a lot." It keeps Martin's house warm, I suspect. That's > not counting

[coreboot] RFC: Clarifying use of GCC extensions in the coding style

2022-04-15 Thread Julius Werner
Hi, We occasionally get into discussions in code reviews when code uses a GCC extension, and a reviewer asks that it be rewritten to be C standard compliant instead. A recent example was on the use of `void *` arithmetic in this patch

[coreboot] Re: Deprecation of the Intel Quark SoC

2022-04-15 Thread ron minnich
I think quark revival should come with a reasonable deadline. IOW, if people are serious about keeping this platform, I think we ought to see commitments as to when they report that it works. I'd suggest July 1. We've had a lot of commitments before, but everyone is busy, and hopes can outrun

[coreboot] Re: Deprecation of the Intel Quark SoC

2022-04-15 Thread Zimmer, Vincent
Sure. Send me a mailing address. Unites should have Europe-friendly wall-wart/power supplies and cables, etc. in the box. Vincent From: Andy Pont Sent: Friday, April 15, 2022 11:13 AM To: Zimmer, Vincent ; Karl Semich <0xl...@gmail.com>; lpleah...@gmail.com Cc: Coreboot Subject: Re:

[coreboot] Re: Deprecation of the Intel Quark SoC

2022-04-15 Thread Andy Pont
Vincent wrote... > I can provide some Galileo h/w for folks if there is interest in supporting. Looking at the configs it looks like both a Gen 1 and Gen 2 Galileo boards are the place to start? If you have both and can get them shipped to the UK that would be great. I suspect I have power

[coreboot] Re: Deprecation of the Intel Quark SoC

2022-04-15 Thread Peter Stuge
Michael Niewöhner wrote: > Once again, nobody is talking about deleting the platform or make it unusable. Moving a board to a branch includes deleting it on master. Deleting on master harms the board in two ways: * Board code loses visibility, which also harms the project as a whole. (Less