Re: [PATCH 0/3]: Sparc OF I2C support.

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:50:48 -0400

> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:53:05 -0700 (PDT)
> David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
> 
> > From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:15:37 -0400
> > 
> > > Huge?  I'd say mistake, but not necessarily huge.  I mean nobody other
> > > than you (at least in the context of this conversation) had access to
> > > the IEEE1275 proposed binding so it wasn't like there was tons to go on.
> > 
> > I guess all the PowerMAC G5 systems out there and their device trees
> > were locked up in a highly secure vault somewhere :-)
> 
> Apple has done silly things in their device trees before.  I wouldn't
> hold them up as an excellent example.

Sure, I agree, and Sun has too.

But it's always a good idea to go look thoroughly at what existing
systems are doing before pulling the switch and inventing one's own
OF binding from scratch.

Right?

> I have no idea who to contact.

Simply ask :-)

I listen on here too and if I had seen such a query I would have
tossed some feelers around tothe people I know.  I know various OF
ninjas at Sun :)