From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: moinejf@free.fr (Jean-Francois Moine) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 11:19:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] DRM: Armada: add support for drm tda19988 driver In-Reply-To: References: <20131006220728.GG12758@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20131007111807.5e86ea6e@armhf> <20131007094404.GI12758@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20131007124820.2189a4c3@armhf> <20131007110902.GL12758@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> Message-ID: <20131008111913.09bfe93e@armhf> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Mon, 7 Oct 2013 10:59:39 -0400 Rob Clark wrote: > Jean-Fran?ois, just as an aside, I really don't think code that can be > shared, like tda998x, should encode a DT requirement.. there are > plenty of platforms that don't use DT (arm isn't everything, and last > I heard aarch64 was going to be ACPI). > > Beyond that, it is a driver decision whether or not to support only-DT > or DT + other.. and as long as there is a common board which can use > the driver but which is not DT, there is probably a compelling reason > to still support the non-DT case. Rob, The Cubox is an open platform, and I use it just like a desktop PC. When its required drivers will be in the mainline, I will do the same as I do with PCs: I will not recompile a specific kernel each time there are kernel bugs or security issues. Instead, I will just upgrade my system from my distributor (Debian), and, in the packages, there will be a generic mvebu kernel as there is already one for Marvell Armada 370/xp, Freescale iMX5x/iMX6 (linux-image-3.10-3-armmp). But, for that, all the Cubox specific stuff must be described in a DT. -- Ken ar c'henta? | ** Breizh ha Linux atav! ** Jef | http://moinejf.free.fr/ From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jean-Francois Moine Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] DRM: Armada: add support for drm tda19988 driver Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 11:19:13 +0200 Message-ID: <20131008111913.09bfe93e@armhf> References: <20131006220728.GG12758@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20131007111807.5e86ea6e@armhf> <20131007094404.GI12758@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> <20131007124820.2189a4c3@armhf> <20131007110902.GL12758@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=m.gmane.org@lists.infradead.org To: Rob Clark Cc: Russell King - ARM Linux , Jason Cooper , David Airlie , "dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" , Daniel Vetter , "linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" , Sebastian Hesselbarth List-Id: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org T24gTW9uLCA3IE9jdCAyMDEzIDEwOjU5OjM5IC0wNDAwClJvYiBDbGFyayA8cm9iZGNsYXJrQGdt YWlsLmNvbT4gd3JvdGU6Cgo+IEplYW4tRnJhbsOnb2lzLCBqdXN0IGFzIGFuIGFzaWRlLCBJIHJl YWxseSBkb24ndCB0aGluayBjb2RlIHRoYXQgY2FuIGJlCj4gc2hhcmVkLCBsaWtlIHRkYTk5OHgs IHNob3VsZCBlbmNvZGUgYSBEVCByZXF1aXJlbWVudC4uIHRoZXJlIGFyZQo+IHBsZW50eSBvZiBw bGF0Zm9ybXMgdGhhdCBkb24ndCB1c2UgRFQgKGFybSBpc24ndCBldmVyeXRoaW5nLCBhbmQgbGFz dAo+IEkgaGVhcmQgYWFyY2g2NCB3YXMgZ29pbmcgdG8gYmUgQUNQSSkuCj4gCj4gQmV5b25kIHRo YXQsIGl0IGlzIGEgZHJpdmVyIGRlY2lzaW9uIHdoZXRoZXIgb3Igbm90IHRvIHN1cHBvcnQgb25s eS1EVAo+IG9yIERUICsgb3RoZXIuLiBhbmQgYXMgbG9uZyBhcyB0aGVyZSBpcyBhIGNvbW1vbiBi b2FyZCB3aGljaCBjYW4gdXNlCj4gdGhlIGRyaXZlciBidXQgd2hpY2ggaXMgbm90IERULCB0aGVy ZSBpcyBwcm9iYWJseSBhIGNvbXBlbGxpbmcgcmVhc29uCj4gdG8gc3RpbGwgc3VwcG9ydCB0aGUg bm9uLURUIGNhc2UuCgpSb2IsCgpUaGUgQ3Vib3ggaXMgYW4gb3BlbiBwbGF0Zm9ybSwgYW5kIEkg dXNlIGl0IGp1c3QgbGlrZSBhIGRlc2t0b3AgUEMuCldoZW4gaXRzIHJlcXVpcmVkIGRyaXZlcnMg d2lsbCBiZSBpbiB0aGUgbWFpbmxpbmUsIEkgd2lsbCBkbyB0aGUgc2FtZQphcyBJIGRvIHdpdGgg UENzOiBJIHdpbGwgbm90IHJlY29tcGlsZSBhIHNwZWNpZmljIGtlcm5lbCBlYWNoIHRpbWUKdGhl cmUgYXJlIGtlcm5lbCBidWdzIG9yIHNlY3VyaXR5IGlzc3Vlcy4gSW5zdGVhZCwgSSB3aWxsIGp1 c3QgdXBncmFkZQpteSBzeXN0ZW0gZnJvbSBteSBkaXN0cmlidXRvciAoRGViaWFuKSwgYW5kLCBp biB0aGUgcGFja2FnZXMsIHRoZXJlCndpbGwgYmUgYSBnZW5lcmljIG12ZWJ1IGtlcm5lbCBhcyB0 aGVyZSBpcyBhbHJlYWR5IG9uZSBmb3IgTWFydmVsbApBcm1hZGEgMzcwL3hwLCBGcmVlc2NhbGUg aU1YNXgvaU1YNiAobGludXgtaW1hZ2UtMy4xMC0zLWFybW1wKS4KQnV0LCBmb3IgdGhhdCwgYWxs IHRoZSBDdWJveCBzcGVjaWZpYyBzdHVmZiBtdXN0IGJlIGRlc2NyaWJlZCBpbiBhIERULgoKLS0g CktlbiBhciBjJ2hlbnRhw7EJfAkgICAgICAqKiBCcmVpemggaGEgTGludXggYXRhdiEgKioKSmVm CQl8CQlodHRwOi8vbW9pbmVqZi5mcmVlLmZyLwoKX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19f X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KbGludXgtYXJtLWtlcm5lbCBtYWlsaW5nIGxpc3QKbGludXgt YXJtLWtlcm5lbEBsaXN0cy5pbmZyYWRlYWQub3JnCmh0dHA6Ly9saXN0cy5pbmZyYWRlYWQub3Jn L21haWxtYW4vbGlzdGluZm8vbGludXgtYXJtLWtlcm5lbAo=