From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: plyatov@gmail.com (Igor Plyatov) Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:29:28 +0300 Subject: [PATCH v2] mach-at91: Support for gms board added In-Reply-To: <20101208140313.GD3429@game.jcrosoft.org> References: <1291732927-9429-1-git-send-email-plyatov@gmail.com> <4CFE90CA.9050004@bluewatersys.com> <4CFF47A0.8010208@atmel.com> <20101208140313.GD3429@game.jcrosoft.org> Message-ID: <1291836568.15873.58.camel@homepc> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org Dear Jean-Christophe, > > I have exactly the same feeling as Ryan. We should make sure > > to factorize as much code as possible for maintenance reasons. > > > > If you need to distinguish between board features, you can > > pass information in system_rev as implemented in this > > board merging commit: > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a6e016f19d393fbe4e040bee8155b03b840fa689 > I agree with nico not need to have a new board for just few difference > > and as we start with the rm9200 we will reduce the number of defconfig first per soc and then for the all sam9 I think it does not make sence to invent new machine for each new carrier board. Better to have a kernel configuration options which will allow to select required carrier board. Best regards! -- Igor Plyatov