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From: Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@pengutronix.de>
To: Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Sascha Hauer <sha@pengutronix.de>,
	m8@semihalf.com, Wolfram Sang <wsa@pengutronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] mpc5200: Switch mpc5200 dts files to dts-v1 format
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:36:58 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080419133658.GJ13814@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080418160812.11897.5654.stgit@trillian.secretlab.ca>

On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 09:10:04AM -0700, Grant Likely wrote:
> Update dts files to current format

Is it somehow possible that this device tree stuff is *not* changed over
and over again and break everything out there? When people have not even
agreed on basic things like decimal vs. hex numbers, the whole idea
should be developed out-of-tree, then stabilize and *then* be submitted
to the Linux mainline.

Is it also really necessary to change like "gpt" vs. "timer" and "pic"
vs. "interrupt-controller" all the time? If you compare the last
mainline kernels, each one got a fundamental change in the naming, each
time breaking anyone who doesn't have his stuff in the mainline yet.

Sorry, but this is simply annoying, and the whole "the only thing we
have to do is to define it once and be done then" is crap.

Robert
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  reply	other threads:[~2008-04-19 13:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-04-18 16:10 [PATCH] [POWERPC] mpc5200: Switch mpc5200 dts files to dts-v1 format Grant Likely
2008-04-19 13:36 ` Robert Schwebel [this message]
2008-04-19 15:55   ` Grant Likely
2008-04-19 18:49   ` Matt Sealey
2008-04-21  8:43 ` Sascha Hauer
2008-04-21 13:21   ` Grant Likely

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