From: Sven Luther <sven@genesi-usa.com>
To: Matt Sealey <matt@genesi-usa.com>
Cc: Sven Luther <sven@genesi-usa.com>, Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>,
linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: add phy-handle property for fec_mpc52xx
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 17:29:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080109162923.GA6290@powerlinux.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4784F695.7050507@genesi-usa.com>
On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 04:30:13PM +0000, Matt Sealey wrote:
>
> Sven Luther wrote:
> >
> >Let's just fix this in the kernel, until we get a fixed efika firmware,
> >then we can drop it easily enough. But until this happens, we need to be
> >able to boot the kernel without any extra work on the users part.
>
> That is exactly why I don't like the idea. Yes, it makes it easier for users
> and easier for distro managers to say "it supports the Efika" but it makes
> the Forth fixing, and any further firmware development (ignore the lack of
> releases, it means nothing) much harder.
efika firmware development is dead. Until we see a release we should
assume that the efika is a firmware with breakage, and no upstream
support at all.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-01-09 16:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-09 14:06 add phy-handle property for fec_mpc52xx Olaf Hering
2008-01-09 14:44 ` Grant Likely
2008-01-09 14:49 ` Sven Luther
2008-01-09 14:50 ` Grant Likely
2008-01-09 14:58 ` Sven Luther
2008-01-09 15:34 ` Matt Sealey
2008-01-09 15:21 ` Matt Sealey
2008-01-09 15:20 ` Grant Likely
2008-01-09 15:21 ` Sven Luther
2008-01-09 15:10 ` Grant Likely
2008-01-09 15:26 ` Matt Sealey
2008-01-09 15:35 ` Sven Luther
2008-01-09 16:30 ` Matt Sealey
2008-01-09 16:29 ` Sven Luther [this message]
2008-01-09 16:36 ` Matt Sealey
2008-01-09 17:05 ` Sven Luther
2008-01-09 17:17 ` Matt Sealey
2008-01-09 17:22 ` Sven Luther
2008-01-09 15:46 ` Grant Likely
2008-01-09 16:35 ` Matt Sealey
2008-01-09 16:44 ` Grant Likely
2008-01-09 15:49 ` David Woodhouse
2008-01-09 16:48 ` Matt Sealey
2008-01-10 2:21 ` Paul Mackerras
2008-01-10 5:04 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2008-01-10 9:14 ` David Woodhouse
2008-01-09 16:02 ` Olof Johansson
2008-01-09 16:26 ` Grant Likely
2008-01-10 2:20 ` Paul Mackerras
2008-01-10 11:47 ` Olaf Hering
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