From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard Cochran Subject: Re: [Ksummit-2013-discuss] ARM topic: Is DT on ARM the solution, or is there something better? Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 20:51:17 +0200 Message-ID: <20131023185116.GJ5208@netboy> References: <52658EBC.8020800@wwwdotorg.org> <20131022093923.GC15640@ulmo.nvidia.com> <20131022150426.GF29341@beef> <20131022171346.GE4061@obsidianresearch.com> <20131023080630.GA14413@netboy> <20131023172955.GA17145@obsidianresearch.com> <20131023174458.GC5208@netboy> <1382553982.31058.10.camel@sakura.staff.proxad.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1382553982.31058.10.camel-MdnFuL0m/hCw+z8RR+d9WEZ2mhrpEnA6@public.gmane.org> Sender: devicetree-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Maxime Bizon Cc: Jason Gunthorpe , "devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "ksummit-2013-discuss-cunTk1MwBs98uUxBSJOaYoYkZiVZrdSR2LY78lusg7I@public.gmane.org" , Stephen Warren , Mark Brown , Nicolas Pitre , Thierry Reding , Matt Porter , "linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org" List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 08:46:22PM +0200, Maxime Bizon wrote: > > the first iteration of your DTB would be incomplete, the bindings to > describe that hardware block would not exist inside it. > > real life example with Marvell Kirkwood, hw crypto support was added 1 > year after initial SOC support. > > I'm happy I can use it now on existing boards by "just" upgrading the > kernel. I have no problem with new kernel features unlocked by new DT bindings. I *do* have a problem with new kernels breaking existing DT bindings. Thanks, Richard -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html