From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from gate.ebshome.net (gate.ebshome.net [64.81.67.12]) (using TLSv1 with cipher EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA (168/168 bits)) (Client CN "gate.ebshome.net", Issuer "gate.ebshome.net" (not verified)) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C64EB67A60 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:31:12 +1000 (EST) Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:31:09 -0700 From: Eugene Surovegin To: Kumar Gala Subject: Re: 85xx FDT updates? Message-ID: <20060425193109.GE1132@gate.ebshome.net> References: <4C61B597-BD91-4D05-BB40-43DE0319F123@kernel.crashing.org> <265F73F8-F641-4EDD-B88F-A2B2F7FA1308@kernel.crashing.org> <20060425182418.GA1132@gate.ebshome.net> <200604251329.35584.bcook@bpointsys.com> <248CD1B3-A33B-47F5-AFE8-F7C9DDCD1D0B@kernel.crashing.org> <20060425185314.GC1132@gate.ebshome.net> <01B6C49A-F82A-47CF-B7B8-106BC0BBDF14@kernel.crashing.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <01B6C49A-F82A-47CF-B7B8-106BC0BBDF14@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: "linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org" List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 02:20:03PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote: > > On Apr 25, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Eugene Surovegin wrote: > > >On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 01:33:38PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote: > >>I personally dont have any time or interesting in it. > > > >So, don't break compatibility if you don't have time/interest to fix > >it. We can wait till someone who "wants to move forward" can do this > >professionally without screwing everybody else. > > If I break compatibility for boards I maintain I don't see the issue > as long as I provide a workable solution. Sorry, but IMO saying you have to upgrade firmware is not a workable solution. Firmware <-> kernel is external interface. Kernel shouldn't break it unless there is a good technical reason to do so. Developer convenience or lack of time is not a good technical reason in my book. -- Eugene