There was a parallel conversation on the irc meanwhile; we've concluded that Enrico will look into adding qemu based tests for barebox into oe-selftest like we already have for EFI bootloaders, and there will be a new patchset then. Alex On Wed, 15 Feb 2023 at 16:01, Enrico Jörns <ejo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Am Mittwoch, dem 15.02.2023 um 15:11 +0100 schrieb Alexander Kanavin: > > On Wed, 15 Feb 2023 at 14:53, Otavio Salvador > > <otavio.salvador@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I think the Barebox inside OE-Core allows a bigger integration and > > > reuse of existing tooling for signing and other classes currently well > > > integrated with U-Boot. For me, a critical point for decision is if > > > Pengutronix will commit to support it. > > > > You should be well aware there's a history of people contributing > > stuff to core and even assigning themselves as maintainers, then > > disappearing. > > If possible I would add my name with the above-mentioned Mailing list to the maintainers file. > This ensures I am responsible but not the only one reading the mails. > > > And then it falls (largely) on me to keep things > > (barely) going. What happens if ptx withdraws its commitment? Can I > > then send a commit that removes barebox from core? Imagine the angry > > lynch mob that will show up after my head. > > I am fully ok with removing barebox again if we fail maintaining it properly. > > Should I sign this somewhere? ;) > > > Adding things to core is a decision that cannot be easily reversed, so > > I'd rather have barebox in meta-barebox for a while, with any needed > > fixing to classes and infra in core. > > It has been in meta-ptx since 2015 and in meta-barebox since 2016. I would call that 'a while' :) > > > Best regards, Enrico > > -- > Pengutronix e.K. | Enrico Jörns | > Embedded Linux Consulting & Support | https://www.pengutronix.de/ | > Steuerwalder Str. 21 | Phone: +49-5121-206917-180 | > 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Fax: +49-5121-206917-9 | >
