Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] omap: add bits for future 3430/3630 ES revisions

[Nishanth Menon <nm@ti.com>]

Alexander Shishkin had written, on 11/02/2009 11:01 AM, the following:
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>>>> Issues with the strategy of restricting to the current 8 bits:
>>>> a) Why extrabits now:
>>>> we have 8 bits now and we would have used all 8 bits with 3630 with the
>>>> mentioned patch. What do we do with the next revision of 3430? Do we want to
>>>> increase the size once it comes along? OR Do we want to do it right now? Why
>>>> wait till we get additional silicons to go figure how to add those bits as
>>>> Richard pointed out, when there could be one more in the pipeline?
>>> But this code will have to be revisited for each additional silicon
>>> revision anyway, right? Why reserve now?
>>>
>> Agreed, that is one of the possible approaches we could take (and
>> seems to be the common consensus), we can review the structure at a
>> later point of time.
>>
>> http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/54847/ seems to be the right
>> direction for now at least.
> 
> Ok, so let's have it in, perhaps.
Tony, Kevin, upto you guys now..

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Regards,
Nishanth Menon