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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add Phytec pcm030 board support
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 20:06:48 +0200
To: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
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>> Add board support for the Phytec pcm030 mpc5200b based board. It
>> does not need any platform specific fixups and as such is handled
>> as a mpc5200 simple platform.
>
> Those still whingeing about how horrible and hard and tedious the new
> world of device trees is, take note.  We've certainly had some
> teething problems as we all figure out how to use the device tree
> properly.  But this is the payoff: support for a new board added with
> one text file.  It's only going to get more common.

/me imagines a world where every sane device (not just PowerPC)
uses OF device trees...

Oh well, back to reality.


Segher