Re: Fostering linux community collaboration on hardware accelerators

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> > So as ever with a linux community focusing on a particular topic, the
> > obvious solution is a mailing list. There are a number of options on how
> > do this.
> > 
> > 1) Ask one of the industry bodies to host? Who?
> > 
> > 2) Put together a compelling argument for linux-accelerators@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > as probably the most generic location for such a list.  
> 
> Happy to offer linux-accelerators@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, which I can get set 
> up immediately (and if we want patchwork, patchwork.ozlabs.org is 
> available as always, no matter where the list is hosted).
> 

That would be great! Thanks for doing this. Much easier to find out what
such a list is useful for by the practical option of having a list and
see what people do with it.

Thanks,

Jonathan
> > More open questions are
> > 1) Scope?
> >   * Would anyone ever use such an overarching list?
> >   * Are we better off with the usual adhoc list of 'interested parties' + lkml?
> >   * Do we actually need to define the full scope - are we better with a vague
> >     definition?  
> 
> I think a list with a broad and vaguely defined scope is a good idea - 
> it would certainly be helpful to us to be able to follow what other 
> contributors are doing that could be relevant to our CAPI and OpenCAPI work.
> 
> > 
> > 2) Is there an existing community we can use to discuss these issues?
> >     (beyond the obvious firehose of LKML).
> > 
> > 3) Who else to approach for input on these general questions?
> > 
> > In parallel to this there are elements such as git / patchwork etc but
> > they can all be done as they are needed.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > --
> > Jonathan Cameron
> > Huawei
> >   
> 




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