[Openembedded-architecture] patchwork (etc) support for BSP layers (OEDAM 2017)

[Denys Dmytriyenko]

On Mon, Mar 06, 2017 at 09:03:32AM -0800, akuster808 wrote:
> 
> 
> On 03/05/2017 09:43 PM, Trevor Woerner wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >One of the items discussed over lunch at the recent OEDAM 2017, but that I
> >can't find in the notes, was about including support for more layers in
> >patchwork.
> I believe this was in the context of the sub layers in
> meta-openembedded.  OE ( community)  could be driving that work,
> changes etc.

Tim Orling was working on the proposal to test it with one of the existing 
layers. I don't want to elaborate on this further, but rather let him finish 
his proposal. I expect it to be discussed on this list though...


> >The premise is: there's been a lot of work recently to update patchwork to
> >better integrate with the preferred OE/Yocto workflow. Is that work done? Are
> >we happy with the new patchwork? If so, can we now start to add more layers
> >(maybe BSP layers?) to it?
> >
> >If I remember correctly, one of the points that was raised was that things
> >like patchwork require resources, and those resources aren't free.
> I think the response to resources was in the context of the Yocto
> project and possible the assumption YP would do the work.
> 
> In the context of having Patchwork extended to other layers, this
> could be supported by the community with little impact on the YP.
> 
> >  So for
> >various BSP layers maybe some sort of financial participation could be
> >requested? If so, can anyone suggest what sort of participation might be
> >sufficient and with whom this could be discussed privately? (i.e. becoming a
> >member of the Yocto Project, or a member of the Linux Foundation or
> >something?)
> Please see https://www.yoctoproject.org/about/governance/admininstrative-leadership
> is anyone want to become a YP member.
> 
> - armin
> >
> >Someone then suggested we could contact the RaspberryPi foundation in order to
> >add meta-raspberrypi to patchwork?
> >
> >I believe some people also mentioned that there are other such infrastructure
> >pieces vendors might be interested in? The build service? A test service? etc?
> >Does anyone remember what those others might be too?
> >
> >Best regards,
> >	Trevor
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