From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.172]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A5D8DDFAE for ; Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:33:09 +1100 (EST) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id q7so110088uge.0 for ; Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:33:04 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4784F803.9030003@genesi-usa.com> Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:36:19 +0000 From: Matt Sealey MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Sven Luther Subject: Re: add phy-handle property for fec_mpc52xx References: <20080109140608.GA15673@aepfle.de> <4784E78C.40904@genesi-usa.com> <20080109153511.GA5086@powerlinux.fr> <4784F695.7050507@genesi-usa.com> <20080109162923.GA6290@powerlinux.fr> In-Reply-To: <20080109162923.GA6290@powerlinux.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: Matt Sealey Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Olaf Hering List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sven Luther wrote: > On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 04:30:13PM +0000, Matt Sealey wrote: >> Sven Luther wrote: >>> Let's just fix this in the kernel, until we get a fixed efika firmware, >>> then we can drop it easily enough. But until this happens, we need to be >>> able to boot the kernel without any extra work on the users part. >> That is exactly why I don't like the idea. Yes, it makes it easier for users >> and easier for distro managers to say "it supports the Efika" but it makes >> the Forth fixing, and any further firmware development (ignore the lack of >> releases, it means nothing) much harder. > > efika firmware development is dead. Until we see a release we should > assume that the efika is a firmware with breakage, and no upstream The link that Olaf presented, www.powerdeveloper.org/asset/by-id/46 *is* the upstream support for now. What his patch does is say, the upstream support exists, but we don't like it, so we will supplement the patch.. -- Matt Sealey Genesi, Manager, Developer Relations