From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.169]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 385EFDDE0D for ; Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:42:32 +1100 (EST) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id k3so1008999ugf for ; Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:42:31 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <528646bc0701131642w5a57607aha4e64e8ec4dcaa2e@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:42:30 -0700 From: "Grant Likely" Sender: glikely@gmail.com To: "Segher Boessenkool" Subject: Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Make it blatently clear; 5200 device tree is not yet stable In-Reply-To: <84dba8e3e19d453c2961c4022ddb77de@kernel.crashing.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed References: <11687326992407-git-send-email-grant.likely@secretlab.ca> <84dba8e3e19d453c2961c4022ddb77de@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, paulus@samba.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On 1/13/07, Segher Boessenkool wrote: > > Please apply for 2.6.20. This is documentation only, but I don't want > > to give people false assumptions about the stability of the 5200 device > > tree bindings > > Good idea. Thanks. :) > > +********** DRAFT *********** > > +* WARNING: Do not depend on definiton remaining static between > > +* kernel versions. The 5200 device tree conventions are still in flux > > +* and could change without notice. Keep an eye on the linuxppc-dev > > +* mailing list for more details > > +* > > +* Hopefully by 2.6.21 it will be stable. ---gcl, Jan 13, 2007 > > +********** DRAFT *********** > > But could you please rephrase in a way that doesn't suggest > the *kernel* defines what the device bindings are? They are > only documented in the kernel tree right now, sure, but that's > not the same thing ;-) Gah! Good point. I do *not* what to go down the "this is for Linux only" path. In fact, perhaps I should start looking for a better place to host this stuff. Maybe freescale or power.org? g. -- Grant Likely, B.Sc. P.Eng. Secret Lab Technologies Ltd. grant.likely@secretlab.ca (403) 399-0195