From: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
To: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
Cc: Peter Tyser <ptyser@xes-inc.com>,
linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] powerpc: Add support for ram filesystems in FIT uImages
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:27:00 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87skanp8ln.fsf@macbook.be.48ers.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100103095032.8F05AE34A26@gemini.denx.de> (Wolfgang Denk's message of "Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:50:32 +0100")
>>>>> "Wolfgang" == Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> writes:
Hi,
>> No, that would break stuff for the existing users. The existing format
>> make/file names shouldn't change.
Wolfgang> Well, with this argument you can block all progress and freeze all
Wolfgang> development to some ancient state.
We only break backwards compatibility when we have to. There's no
technical reason for renaming the existing make targets.
>> The FIT images could be called fitimage or uImage.new or something.
Wolfgang> I disagree. We want to make this the new default, so let's
Wolfgang> use the default name for this, and continue to support he
Wolfgang> legacy image format using another name.
Wolfgang> Also, your approach does not scale. Assume we come up with an
Wolfgang> even more advanced image format in the future - how should we
Wolfgang> name it then? "uImage.newer" ? "uImage.verynew" ?
Wolfgang> "uImage.new2" ?
Hence fitimage. The next thing will presumably be called something else
again.
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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From: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
To: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
Cc: Peter Tyser <ptyser@xes-inc.com>,
linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] powerpc: Add support for ram filesystems in FIT uImages
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:27:00 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87skanp8ln.fsf@macbook.be.48ers.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100103095032.8F05AE34A26@gemini.denx.de> (Wolfgang Denk's message of "Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:50:32 +0100")
>>>>> "Wolfgang" == Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de> writes:
Hi,
>> No, that would break stuff for the existing users. The existing format
>> make/file names shouldn't change.
Wolfgang> Well, with this argument you can block all progress and freeze all
Wolfgang> development to some ancient state.
We only break backwards compatibility when we have to. There's no
technical reason for renaming the existing make targets.
>> The FIT images could be called fitimage or uImage.new or something.
Wolfgang> I disagree. We want to make this the new default, so let's
Wolfgang> use the default name for this, and continue to support he
Wolfgang> legacy image format using another name.
Wolfgang> Also, your approach does not scale. Assume we come up with an
Wolfgang> even more advanced image format in the future - how should we
Wolfgang> name it then? "uImage.newer" ? "uImage.verynew" ?
Wolfgang> "uImage.new2" ?
Hence fitimage. The next thing will presumably be called something else
again.
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-03 14:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 75+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-22 1:50 [PATCH v2 0/3] powerpc: Add support for FIT uImages Peter Tyser
2009-12-22 1:50 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-22 1:50 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] powerpc: Use scripts/mkuboot.sh instead of 'mkimage' Peter Tyser
2009-12-22 1:50 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-30 22:25 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-30 22:25 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-22 1:50 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] powerpc: Add support for creating FIT uImages Peter Tyser
2009-12-22 1:50 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-22 3:48 ` Olof Johansson
2009-12-22 4:50 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-30 22:57 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-30 22:57 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-01 14:18 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-01 14:18 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 5:23 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 5:23 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-22 1:50 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] powerpc: Add support for ram filesystems in " Peter Tyser
2009-12-22 1:50 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-30 23:02 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-30 23:02 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-30 23:39 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-30 23:39 ` [U-Boot] " Peter Tyser
2009-12-30 23:39 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-31 0:01 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-31 0:01 ` [U-Boot] " Grant Likely
2009-12-31 0:01 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-31 1:10 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-31 1:10 ` [U-Boot] " Peter Tyser
2009-12-31 1:10 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-03 5:08 ` [U-Boot] " Grant Likely
2010-01-03 5:08 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 5:08 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 10:10 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 10:10 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 10:10 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-04 1:07 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-04 1:07 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-04 1:07 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-04 8:27 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-04 8:27 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-04 8:27 ` Grant Likely
2009-12-31 8:01 ` Peter Korsgaard
2009-12-31 8:01 ` [U-Boot] " Peter Korsgaard
2009-12-31 8:01 ` Peter Korsgaard
2010-01-01 14:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-01 14:12 ` [U-Boot] " Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-01 14:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 5:18 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 5:18 ` [U-Boot] " Grant Likely
2010-01-03 5:18 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 10:15 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 10:15 ` [U-Boot] " Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 10:15 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-12-31 22:44 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-12-31 22:44 ` Wolfgang Denk
2009-12-31 23:10 ` Peter Tyser
2009-12-31 23:10 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-01 10:44 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-01 10:44 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 5:13 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 5:13 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 10:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 10:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 8:06 ` Peter Korsgaard
2010-01-03 8:06 ` Peter Korsgaard
2010-01-03 9:50 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 9:50 ` Wolfgang Denk
2010-01-03 14:27 ` Peter Korsgaard [this message]
2010-01-03 14:27 ` Peter Korsgaard
2010-01-04 8:34 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-04 8:34 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 23:52 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-03 23:52 ` Peter Tyser
2010-01-03 5:10 ` Grant Likely
2010-01-03 5:10 ` Grant Likely
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