From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 13:47:01 +1000 From: David Gibson To: Segher Boessenkool , linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Paul Mackerras Subject: Re: Small fixes for the Ebony device tree Message-ID: <20070516034701.GD19127@localhost.localdomain> References: <20070514045404.GP6517@localhost.localdomain> <3af16d1a6c09901f10dca3b6a3f8c698@kernel.crashing.org> <20070515011704.GB565@localhost.localdomain> <20070515054626.GB6998@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20070515054626.GB6998@localhost.localdomain> List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 03:46:26PM +1000, David Gibson wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 06:59:49AM +0200, Segher Boessenkool wrote: [snip] > > driver as well -- can't you just *fix* the kernel driver, > > instead? > > Well.. I guess, but I'd prefer to leave that to BenH, who wrote the > driver. On second thoughts I will alter the driver, the new version I sent out today has the fix to only look at 'compatible'. > > > Don't really want to change the name, since > > > that might encourage confusion with the other (more conventional) DMA > > > controller. > > > > Nah, just look at the other properties in the node and > > you know what is what. It is quite common to have nodes > > with the same name representing different devices (for > > example, "ethernet" devices -- "dma-controller" would be > > a bit more unusual, sure). > > > > I have no strong feelings about the name, "mcmal" is > > generic enough a name as far as I'm concerned. I'll leave it then. -- David Gibson | I'll have my music baroque, and my code david AT gibson.dropbear.id.au | minimalist, thank you. NOT _the_ _other_ | _way_ _around_! http://www.ozlabs.org/~dgibson