From: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre-AIFe0yeh4nAAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Phil Elwell
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Pantelis Antoniou
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/4] plugin: Transparently support old style syntax
Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 11:30:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <572C6449.9080103@atmel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPhXvM7D-Uv9nzmiiz8kw6w18nZQ-h_R4UEEPzj+_HPt3t=+BA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
Le 06/05/2016 11:16, Phil Elwell a écrit :
>> In the wild where?
>>
>> IMO, too bad. That's the danger of deploying prototype code. Perhaps a
>> tool to convert them would be better.
Prototype code or no code, which one solve actual problems?
> At Raspberry Pi we've been making good use of overlays for over a year now.
> They have been an invaluable tool, allowing us to reduce the need for
> downstream code while retaining and extending the flexibility our users
> need. Without the circulating patches I would have pressed ahead with a
> homegrown equivalent, which would have made switching to overlays much more
> painful.
>
> I hope to see Pantelis's overlay configfs code in a kernel release soon,
> but until then we'll continue to apply the patches downstream.
+1
Same situation for for Atmel Xplained boards.
I remember having identified DT overlays as the solution to my
out-of-tree nightmare nearly 2 years ago...
Hang in there Pantelis, I admire your determination!
Bye,
--
Nicolas Ferre
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-05-06 9:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-05-05 19:48 [PATCH v6 0/4] dtc: Dynamic DT support Pantelis Antoniou
[not found] ` <1462477724-8092-1-git-send-email-pantelis.antoniou-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-05 19:48 ` [PATCH v6 1/4] dtc: Document the dynamic plugin internals Pantelis Antoniou
[not found] ` <1462477724-8092-2-git-send-email-pantelis.antoniou-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-24 4:58 ` David Gibson
[not found] ` <20160524045840.GC29005-RXTfZT5YzpxwFLYp8hBm2A@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-24 7:43 ` Pantelis Antoniou
[not found] ` <53E9201A-5D63-4A8E-8179-F96980F76BED-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-24 10:50 ` David Gibson
[not found] ` <20160524105002.GD17226-RXTfZT5YzpxwFLYp8hBm2A@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-24 12:53 ` Pantelis Antoniou
[not found] ` <45A08C18-0368-48B2-B6E3-BC352E345125-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-25 3:41 ` David Gibson
2016-05-05 19:48 ` [PATCH v6 2/4] dtc: Plugin and fixup support Pantelis Antoniou
[not found] ` <1462477724-8092-3-git-send-email-pantelis.antoniou-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-24 10:39 ` David Gibson
[not found] ` <20160524103907.GB17226-RXTfZT5YzpxwFLYp8hBm2A@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-24 14:04 ` Pantelis Antoniou
[not found] ` <33D5A973-4123-4B51-84D0-D0A5A70DA1A2-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-25 3:55 ` David Gibson
2016-05-05 19:48 ` [PATCH v6 3/4] plugin: Transparently support old style syntax Pantelis Antoniou
[not found] ` <1462477724-8092-4-git-send-email-pantelis.antoniou-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-06 0:58 ` Rob Herring
2016-05-06 9:14 ` Phil Elwell
[not found] ` <CAL_JsqJkJyMi4_RoxLAiVD3GXst8CX_8ekounavztXZKxdMKtg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-06 9:16 ` Phil Elwell
[not found] ` <CAPhXvM7D-Uv9nzmiiz8kw6w18nZQ-h_R4UEEPzj+_HPt3t=+BA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-06 9:30 ` Nicolas Ferre [this message]
[not found] ` <572C6449.9080103-AIFe0yeh4nAAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-06 12:39 ` Rob Herring
2016-05-24 10:53 ` David Gibson
2016-05-05 19:48 ` [PATCH v6 4/4] DTBO magic and dtbo format options Pantelis Antoniou
[not found] ` <1462477724-8092-5-git-send-email-pantelis.antoniou-OWPKS81ov/FWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2016-05-24 11:05 ` David Gibson
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