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diff --git a/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst b/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst index dfe0ac5624fb..07d5a5623e2a 100644 --- a/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst +++ b/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst @@ -20,16 +20,22 @@ Submit Checklist Addendum ------------------------- We'll only accept patches for new modules or extensions if the specifications for those modules or extensions are listed as being -"Frozen" or "Ratified" by the RISC-V Foundation. (Developers may, of -course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees that contain code for -any draft extensions that they wish.) +unlikely to be incompatibly changed in the future. For +specifications from the RISC-V foundation this means "Frozen" or +"Ratified", for the UEFI forum specifications this means a published +ECR. (Developers may, of course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees +that contain code for any draft extensions that they wish.) -Additionally, the RISC-V specification allows implementors to create +Additionally, the RISC-V specification allows implementers to create their own custom extensions. These custom extensions aren't required to go through any review or ratification process by the RISC-V Foundation. To avoid the maintenance complexity and potential performance impact of adding kernel code for implementor-specific -RISC-V extensions, we'll only to accept patches for extensions that -have been officially frozen or ratified by the RISC-V Foundation. -(Implementors, may, of course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees -containing code for any custom extensions that they wish.) +RISC-V extensions, we'll only consider patches for extensions that either: + +- Have been officially frozen or ratified by the RISC-V Foundation, or +- Have been implemented in hardware that is widely available, per standard + Linux practice. + +(Implementers, may, of course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees containing +code for any custom extensions that they wish.) |