From: msokolov@ivan.Harhan.ORG (Michael Sokolov)
To: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: EV-64260-BP & GT64260 bi_recs
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 02 10:53:14 PST [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0203271853.AA04719@ivan.Harhan.ORG> (raw)
benh@kernel.crashing.org wrote:
> The main problem I have with putting a "structure" inside one bi_rec like
> BI_GT64260_ETH_CFG is that it won't evolve. I mean, let's say today, you
> define it contains an HW ethernet address. Then, you figure out you have
> wired your PHY directly, it's not on the MII and you need your driver to
> know about it, how do you add that info ? Or you figure out that your
> driver would need some tunning (different LED wiring on the PHY), you
> change the structure layout to pass new parameters ?
> You create unnecessary compatibility hell.
OK, I accept that you are right, your flexible structure is better. Now are you
guys going to actually implement it or just talk about it?
MS
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2002-03-27 18:53 Michael Sokolov [this message]
2002-03-27 19:37 ` EV-64260-BP & GT64260 bi_recs benh
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2002-03-27 20:09 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-27 18:34 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-27 18:32 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-27 18:46 ` benh
2002-03-27 18:03 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-27 16:16 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-27 16:24 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-27 18:40 ` benh
2002-03-27 18:02 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-27 18:06 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-27 17:32 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-27 15:46 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-27 17:48 ` benh
2002-03-27 15:59 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-27 2:37 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-26 21:52 ` benh
2002-03-27 14:15 ` Matt Porter
2002-03-27 15:10 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-27 15:15 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-27 17:47 ` benh
2002-03-28 9:14 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2002-03-27 1:35 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-26 23:48 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-24 16:02 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-21 2:13 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-21 6:39 ` Dan Malek
2002-03-31 8:32 ` Paul Mackerras
2002-04-01 18:39 ` Dan Malek
2002-04-02 5:32 ` Paul Mackerras
2002-04-02 16:33 ` Tom Rini
2002-04-02 17:29 ` Dan Malek
2002-04-02 14:42 ` Armin
2002-04-02 20:12 ` Tom Rini
2002-04-02 21:02 ` Dan Malek
2002-04-03 0:21 ` Tom Rini
[not found] <dan@embeddededge.com>
[not found] ` <3C98DA15.50302@embeddededge.com>
2002-03-21 1:11 ` Murray Jensen
2002-03-21 6:50 ` Dan Malek
2002-03-21 11:05 ` Murray Jensen
2002-03-21 1:10 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-21 0:57 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-21 6:58 ` Dan Malek
2002-03-21 0:47 Michael Sokolov
[not found] <3C98B189.78A92DFE@mvista.com>
2002-03-20 18:12 ` Wolfgang Denk
[not found] ` <3C98DB49.2C3A2F79@mvista.com>
2002-03-23 3:49 ` Val Henson
2002-03-20 17:11 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-20 18:06 ` Wolfgang Denk
2002-03-20 17:04 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-20 17:25 ` Tom Rini
2002-03-21 20:36 ` Troy Benjegerdes
2002-03-21 19:17 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-21 21:36 ` Jim Potter
[not found] <20020320164025.31626@mailhost.mipsys.com>
2002-03-20 16:59 ` Wolfgang Denk
[not found] <20020320155551.GD3762@opus.bloom.county>
2002-03-20 16:18 ` Wolfgang Denk
[not found] <20020320150119.GB3762@opus.bloom.county>
2002-03-20 15:43 ` Wolfgang Denk
2002-03-20 1:02 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-20 0:43 Michael Sokolov
2002-03-19 23:00 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-20 7:55 ` Wolfgang Denk
2002-03-20 13:19 ` benh
2002-03-20 15:30 ` Michael Sokolov
2002-03-20 16:19 ` Tom Rini
2002-03-20 16:58 ` benh
2002-03-23 4:01 ` Val Henson
2002-03-23 13:07 ` Murray Jensen
2002-03-24 12:22 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-03-24 12:20 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-03-24 19:09 ` Val Henson
2002-03-24 16:46 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-03-25 8:51 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2002-03-24 18:16 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-03-26 2:16 ` Val Henson
2002-03-26 10:05 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-03-24 19:38 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2002-03-24 16:55 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-03-24 17:18 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-03-25 0:44 ` Murray Jensen
2002-03-25 22:05 ` Val Henson
2002-03-26 3:21 ` Val Henson
2002-03-26 4:14 ` Murray Jensen
2002-03-26 10:14 ` benh
2002-03-26 12:05 ` Gabriel Paubert
2002-03-26 12:18 ` benh
2002-03-26 23:24 ` Mark A. Greer
2002-03-26 21:40 ` benh
2002-03-27 15:13 ` Mark A. Greer
[not found] <20020320000500.GV3762@opus.bloom.county>
2002-03-20 0:28 ` Wolfgang Denk
[not found] <20020319235815.GU3762@opus.bloom.county>
2002-03-20 0:24 ` Wolfgang Denk
[not found] <20020319224420.GO3762@opus.bloom.county>
2002-03-19 23:00 ` Wolfgang Denk
2002-03-20 0:03 ` Gabriel Paubert
[not found] <20020319231628.GQ3762@opus.bloom.county>
2002-03-19 23:46 ` Wolfgang Denk
[not found] <3C97A9C1.EBA150B6@mvista.com>
2002-03-19 23:36 ` Wolfgang Denk
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