Re: [PATCH] powerpc: #address-cells & #size-cells properties not inherited

[Josh Boyer <jwboyer@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:32:56 -0700
"Mark A. Greer" <mgreer@mvista.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 07:46:40PM -0600, Josh Boyer wrote:
> > On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:07:50 -0700
> > "Mark A. Greer" <mgreer@mvista.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Mark A. Greer <mgreer@mvista.com>
> > > 
> > > Fix error in booting-without-of.txt that indicates that a node can inherit
> > > its #address-cells and #size-cells definitions from its parent's parent.
> > > This is not correct and the latest dtc enforces it.
> > 
> > I'm lazy so I haven't checked myself, but by "latest dtc" does that
> > mean the DTC that's in the kernel now?
> > 
> > Things are going to be fun when we start saying generic things like
> > "latest DTC".  And when upstream DTC gets new features or enforcements,
> > we'll have to have all the in-kernel DTS files patched up when that
> > version of DTC gets merged in-kernel.  Just something to keep in mind
> > as we move along.
> 
> Yeah, I thought about that last night, actually.
> I think I'll just change that sentence to "This is not correct."
> 
> Avoid the issue :)

Lazy!  I like it ;)

josh