Tensor is coming to the next Linux kernel: v6.8!
I just applied last patches for Linux kernel bringing support for the Google Tensor GS101 SoC (derivative of Samsung Exynos):
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-samsung-soc/170249498744.308886.17508790332822828341.b4-ty@linaro.org/T/#u

Commits will hit tomorrow's linux-next and probably next week I will send pull request with them to SoC (@arnd@society.oftrolls.com and Olof) for the next merge window. Good job Peter Griffin and @LinaroLtd :)

I can finally reveal some research I've been involved with over the past year or so.

We (@redford, @mrtick and I) have reverse engineered the PLC code of NEWAG Impuls EMUs. These trains were locking up for arbitrary reasons after being serviced at third-party workshops. The manufacturer argued that this was because of malpractice by these workshops, and that they should be serviced by them instead of third parti
es.

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A reminder about what Muscovy did to us in 1932/33: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor. Today is the Remembrance Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor_Memorial_Day

Today is the annual day of remembrance for the Holodomor, the Ukrainian famine. 90 years ago Stalin sent activists to confiscate food from Ukrainian peasants. Millions died.
To mark this day, Putin sent dozens of drones to attack Kyiv.
Like Stalin, Putin wants to erase Ukraine.

Looking at Devicetree sources changes (DTS) could give some insight into which ARM64 platforms are the most active. DTS represents the real hardware, thus any new hardware-block for an existing SoC, new SoC or new board, require new DTS changes. It's an approximation, easy to measure and still quite informative. Let's take a look - the most developed ARM64 platforms in the upstream Linux kernel since last LTS (v6.1):

$ git diff --dirstat=changes,1 v6.1..v6.6 -- arch/arm64/boot/dts/ | sort -nr
44.6% arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/
12.2% arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/
10.4% arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/
10.1% arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/
5.0% arch/arm64/boot/dts/nvidia/
4.3% arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/
3.9% arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/
3.5% arch/arm64/boot/dts/apple/
3.4% (the rest)
2.2% arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/

Almost 45% of all changes to ARM64-related hardware in the upstream kernel were for Qualcomm SoCs and boards. That's quite a stunning number.

When patchwork integration is configured, b4 will now retrieve the CI status of each patch as well.

Just reviewed a patch with... four comments coming entirely from my templates. No need to write anything, just hit some templates. Two out of these four comments were for not using in-kernel tools for patch submission/testing (checkpatch.pl and get_maintainer.pl). Eh. :(

I announced it before on social.kernel.org, mailing lists and finally in the Linux kernel (https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c25223cba5aa9a536392933782d4a7df71d9093b). So one more time, same announcement:
None of the Samsung and Samsung Foundry platforms can bring any new `dtbs_check W=1` warning.

Contributor can easily test it, so sending code which introduces such warnings is considered close to sending code which does not compile. Fast step to get your maintainer grumpy.

Nice follow-up of Monday's Plumber's talk - Powering up “discoverable bus-attached” devices on DT-based platforms - BoF session with the same title:
https://lpc.events/event/17/contributions/1654/
It seems @abelvesa and Bartosz have now a acceptable solution to implement.

@linuxplumbersconf Youtube Live Stream URLs are now available on the Schedule Overview page (https://lpc.events/event/17/timetable/#all).

Find the track you want and click the paperclip on the upper right corner to bring up the Live Stream Link

Some weeks ago people got scammed on Booking.com with "confirmation of payment method" or whatever they called it. Booking.com systems allowed scammers to send to customers messages about need to pay again. Second time. Booking.com denies.

So here it is: Booking.com still is not secure and scammers are active. Message I just got:

A talk for fresh Kernel Maintainers and anyone looking to optimize their workflow @linuxplumbersconf with @krzk
1. Get improvements to email workflow: b4, useful simple hooks for verifying commits (because checkpatch is not enough).
2. Get yourself in linux-next and get tested by community Continuous Integration/Testing.
3. Add yourself to kernel.org keyring, sign your tags and pushes (for transparency log).
4. Dump the mailing lists: use lei and lore
https://lpc.events/event/17/contributions/1498/

Lads and gals,

Linux'n'Beer CH is back for version 2. We're meeting in Zurich on Wednesday, the 8th of November. If you're in Switzerland, come by, or pass this on to someone who might be interested.

We're set to meet at 6:30 PM at the Burgermeister Kaserne[*].

@krzk and I will be there!

Cheers!

[*] https://maps.app.goo.gl/VsZ4wRjzvewpowK19

Linaro successfully enables upstream Linux support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform - the latest addition to the Snapdragon family.
Learn more about:
- Effortless upstream Linux integration
- Powerful performance optimization
- Running AOSP with Mainline
- Continued collaboration
Read the Blog Post Here https://www.linaro.org/blog/upstream-linux-support-now-available-for-the-the-qualcomm-snapdragon-8-gen-3-mobile-platform/
#Qualcomm #LinuxSupport #Snapdragon #Technology #Innovation"

If Samsung Foundry designed a SoC for customer, re-using most of components/IP blocks from Samsung SoCs, is it still a Samsung SoC or not? Which one is the main, common part?
1. Core SoC architecture, like buses, pinctrl, clocks, timers, serial, and many IP blocks, which constitute 95% of Devicetree bindings and drivers. IOW, all these common Samsung SoCs parts.
2. The one, big piece made by Samsung's customer: TPU, NPU or whatever.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/48e1c0bd-9518-4927-b490-f3206256bbd4@lpnu.ua/

Finally, after moving to new home, I have time to reorganize my board farm. I was thinking about big rack cabinet, but changed my mind. I want art. Art on the wall.

I put together a mailing list etiquette page, in case it's useful for newbie posters.

https://subspace.kernel.org/etiquette.html

What's happening in Poland around parliamentary election is beautiful! People waiting in long queues to vote, sometimes up to 1 AM. Just to vote! 73% turnout - record for Polish parliamentary elections after fall of communism. It is such a great pleasure to see the nation woken up to kick out corrupted, populist, close-minded, anti-democratic party out of their seats!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/15/poland-exit-polls-pis-party-wins-most-votes-but-opposition-coalition-possible

I'm proud to call Bradley Kuhn a friend and am celebrating him joining the growing community of out-and-proud FOSS leaders.

But it is a tragedy when someone is forced out.

I've watched as Eben Moglen and SFLC have abused the legal system and attacked SFC, wasting the scarce resources of one of FOSS's most important charitable nonprofits, and am devastated to learn about the personal abuse Bradley has endured.

FOSS friends: please take the time to read this. https://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2023/10/11/moglen-sflc.html

Keep an eye on this talk for Linux Plumbers Conference 2023 - @abelvesa will be talking about how devices attached to discoverable buses on DT-based platforms need some special kind of powering up solution.
https://lpc.events/event/17/contributions/1507/
I am looking forward to it.