From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gate.crashing.org (gate.crashing.org [63.228.1.57]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8FFBDDF4A for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:02:36 +1100 (EST) Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc1] powerpc: Make of_device_uevent() compatible with ibmebus From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt To: Joachim Fenkes In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:47:52 +1100 Message-Id: <1171914472.18571.41.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Cc: pmac@au1.ibm.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, paulus@samba.org, Hoang-Nam Nguyen , johnrose@us.ibm.com List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , > If I make the root device a basic struct device, it can't be part of > ibmebus any > longer. If we could create a busless device, we wouldn't have a problem, > but I > doubt that is possible. > > Do you have any creative ideas? Well, I think PCI does just that for PCI busses ... (a busless device) Ben. > > It's a generic problem with sysfs, I agree it somewhat sucks. > > With ya. > > Later, > Joachim > > --- > Joachim Fenkes -- eHCA Linux Driver Developer and Hardware Tamer > extraordinaire > IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH -- Dept. 3627 (I/O Firmware Development > 2) > Schoenaicher Strasse 220 -- 71032 Boeblingen -- Germany > eMail: fenkes@de.ibm.com -- Phone: +49 7031 16 1239 > > Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Johann Weihen -- Geschäftsführung: > Herbert Kircher > Sitz der Gesellschaft: Böblingen -- Registergericht: Amtsgericht > Stuttgart, HRB 243294