From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:06:12 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20080822.040612.116644986.davem@davemloft.net> To: jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3]: Sparc OF I2C support. From: David Miller In-Reply-To: <20080822065048.662e3f8e@zod.rchland.ibm.com> References: <1219367743.26429.66.camel@jdub.homelinux.org> <20080821.205305.74123372.davem@davemloft.net> <20080822065048.662e3f8e@zod.rchland.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, devicetree-discuss@ozlabs.org, paulus@samba.org, scottwood@freescale.com List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Josh Boyer Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:50:48 -0400 > On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:53:05 -0700 (PDT) > David Miller wrote: > > > From: Josh Boyer > > 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 :)