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From: Wolfram Sang <wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org>
To: Ben Gamari <bgamari.foss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring-bsGFqQB8/DxBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org>,
	Ian Campbell
	<ijc+devicetree-KcIKpvwj1kUDXYZnReoRVg@public.gmane.org>,
	Kumar Gala <galak-sgV2jX0FEOL9JmXXK+q4OQ@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dt: Update I2C trivial devices list
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:24:39 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141119142438.GC1384@katana> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ob3flrmw.fsf-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

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On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:26:47PM -0500, Ben Gamari wrote:
> Stephen Warren <swarren-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org> writes:
> 
> > On 01/13/2014 07:25 AM, Ben Gamari wrote:
> >> Wolfram Sang <wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org> writes:
> >>> What about putting this into a seperate paragraph prefixed with "Current
> >>> Linux specific implementation:"?
> >>>
> >> This would address my concern quite nicely.
> >
> > The text should go into Documentation/ not the DT binding.
> >
> The problem here is that as it stands DT is quite daunting to pick
> up. My needs are pretty minimal yet I had to spend many hours sifting
> through source, blogs, and Documentation/* to get something that more or
> less worked. The bindings are generally well-documented, but there is no
> "start here" document in the tree giving conventions and an overview of
> how Linux in particular uses DT.
> 
> The closest thing I know of is Documentation/devicetree/usage-model.txt.
> Perhaps this is where the language Wolfram suggested should be placed.

I appreciate your effort to improve documentation on how to get started.
Sadly, I don't know where the best place would be and I am too busy to
look it up. If you are interested, I'll happily apply the outcome,
otherwise we sadly have to wait until someone else comes up.


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      parent reply	other threads:[~2014-11-19 14:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-12-17  0:12 [PATCH] dt: Update I2C trivial devices list Ben Gamari
     [not found] ` <1387239151-19226-1-git-send-email-bgamari.foss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-17 16:14   ` Stephen Warren
     [not found]     ` <52B07870.6070809-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-12-17 16:47       ` Ben Gamari
     [not found]         ` <87a9fztofc.fsf-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-13 12:51           ` Wolfram Sang
2014-01-13 14:25             ` Ben Gamari
     [not found]               ` <87r48cklgj.fsf-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-13 16:57                 ` Stephen Warren
     [not found]                   ` <52D41B14.6060701-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-13 17:26                     ` Ben Gamari
     [not found]                       ` <87ob3flrmw.fsf-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-11-19 14:24                         ` Wolfram Sang [this message]

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