Re: [PATCH v6 6/6] arm64: defconfig: Enable CONFIG_VIDEO_AMLOGIC_VDEC

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
To: Zhentao Guo <zhentao.guo@amlogic.com>
Cc: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@linaro.org>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@baylibre.com>,
	Jerome Brunet <jbrunet@baylibre.com>,
	Martin Blumenstingl <martin.blumenstingl@googlemail.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@kernel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-amlogic@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-media@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 6/6] arm64: defconfig: Enable CONFIG_VIDEO_AMLOGIC_VDEC
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:02:52 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e9c42d55-905c-4bab-8e63-e859a8f4fd46@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b7d083b4-fe1e-4788-b027-fa803d067521@amlogic.com>

On 27/07/2026 08:36, Zhentao Guo wrote:
> Hi Krzysztof
> 
>> On 27/07/2026 08:24, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 03:04:56PM +0800, Zhentao Guo wrote:
>>>> Enable the Amlogic V4L2 stateless video decoder driver as a module
>>>> in the arm64 defconfig. This driver is needed for stateless video
>>>> decoding support on Amlogic SoCs.
>>> Which boards use it? Look at `git log` to learn how this commit should
>>> be written.
>> I already ASKED YOU this at v4 and pointing you to git log history. Not
>> much improved.
>>
>> Did you even check any commits?
> I did check some of the commits. I'll refer to more git logs of other 
> commits, and describe this patch as clearly as possible.

No, you need to provide reason WHY do we want it in mainline. You do not
need to write more sentences. The reason is some mainline board using it.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

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