Re: [PATCH 2/3] openfirmware: adds sysfs nodes for openfirmware devices

[Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>]

>> I choose the spec.  If an implementation is not conformant to the 
>> spec,
>> it doesn't "work".
>>
>> Not to say that Linux doesn't have to work around bugs in actual
>> implementations, of course.  And there's a lot of those.  Too bad ;-)
>
> Yah, well.. ok, let's say we have a spec... and an implementation that
> represents about 90% of the machines concerned. Those 90% have the
> "bug"... what do you chose ? :)

What do you mean?  I already said we have to work around this bug --
but it IS a bug.  That's all.

> The separator in "compatible", afaik, is \0, not space btw.

Please re-read my original message?  Yes the "separator" is 0x00;
of course it isn't space, as space isn't allowed at all.

> On possibiliy would be to have the kernel replace spaces with
> underscores for the sake of matching. That would make life easier for
> everybody.

Yes, that'll probably work just fine.  Or use 0xb1, showing that this
is "plus-minus" correct :-)


Segher