From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Nicolas Pitre
<nicolas.pitre-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
andy.green-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org,
Greg KH <greg-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
devicetree-discuss-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org,
Mark Brown
<broonie-yzvPICuk2AATkU/dhu1WVueM+bqZidxxQQ4Iyu8u01E@public.gmane.org>,
lkml <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
Linux USB list
<linux-usb-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: RFC: Platform data for onboard USB assets
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:47:09 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1300488429.22236.1291.camel@pasglop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201103182106.13888.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
On Fri, 2011-03-18 at 21:06 +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>
> In a perfect world, we would need neither the device tree nor
> any platform data at all, because we'd be able to ask the hardware
> or the fictionary correct firmware about what the properties
> of the hardware are. This works to a surprisingly large extent
> on server hardware, but much less so on typical embedded systems.
Properties of the HW per-se but also binding information, ie, what is
connected to what outside of the main bus path (think clock/power
control etc...). Even server / desktop is affected here, and nobody sane
thinks ACPI is a -good- solution here tho it works mostly on x86 :-)
Cheers,
Ben.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-18 22:47 UTC|newest]
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2011-03-17 22:33 ` RFC: Platform data for onboard USB assets Arnd Bergmann
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2011-03-17 22:53 ` Greg KH
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2011-03-17 23:18 ` Andy Green
2011-03-17 23:25 ` Greg KH
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2011-03-18 7:42 ` Andy Green
[not found] ` <4D830CEC.4040608-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 22:54 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-03-18 22:57 ` Andy Green
[not found] ` <4D8296D1.9060106-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 4:54 ` Grant Likely
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2011-03-18 8:19 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-17 23:27 ` Grant Likely
2011-03-18 7:49 ` Andy Green
[not found] ` <4D830E97.4010403-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 8:25 ` Arnd Bergmann
[not found] ` <201103180925.30074.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 8:38 ` Andy Green
2011-03-17 23:22 ` Andy Green
[not found] ` <4D82979B.2050003-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 15:00 ` Arnd Bergmann
[not found] ` <201103181600.09877.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 15:15 ` Mark Brown
2011-03-18 17:52 ` Andy Green
[not found] ` <4D839BCD.6030202-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 18:20 ` David Anders
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2011-03-18 18:25 ` Mark Brown
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2011-03-18 20:02 ` Andy Green
2011-03-18 21:11 ` Arnd Bergmann
[not found] ` <201103182211.36869.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 21:17 ` Andy Green
2011-03-18 20:06 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-18 21:33 ` Andy Green
[not found] ` <4D83CF8C.3020605-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 23:25 ` Mark Brown
[not found] ` <20110318232553.GA11422-yzvPICuk2AATkU/dhu1WVueM+bqZidxxQQ4Iyu8u01E@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 23:33 ` Andy Green
[not found] ` <201103182106.13888.arnd-r2nGTMty4D4@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-18 21:36 ` Grant Likely
2011-03-18 22:47 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
2011-03-18 21:28 ` Grant Likely
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2011-03-18 23:04 ` Andy Green
2011-03-18 22:37 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2011-03-18 22:39 ` Andy Green
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