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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev list <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org>,
	David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>,
	Alexandre Bounine <Alexandre.Bounine@tundra.com>
Subject: Re: TSI ethernet PHY question
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 16:25:43 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <a50ad0ac767c59abbf644f7d6bf8ced6@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <18006.31742.533944.368969@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>

>> Only if you think the device tree is a configuration
>> mechanism for the OS.
>
> Well, actually, it's whatever we want it to be...

Oh not this discussion again.

> There is some value in making the device tree abstract and general,
> but not an overwhelming value that trumps all other considerations.

Yes, there can be other considerations; however, not making
a mess out of it all is certainly a very important one in
my book.


Segher

  reply	other threads:[~2007-05-25 14:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-23  7:03 TSI ethernet PHY question Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-05-23 13:43 ` Alexandre Bounine
2007-05-23 15:55   ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-05-23 22:52   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-05-24 18:53     ` Andy Fleming
2007-05-24 22:51       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-05-24 23:54         ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-05-25  0:01           ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-05-25  0:57             ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-05-25  1:53               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2007-05-25 14:24                 ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-05-25  6:02               ` Paul Mackerras
2007-05-25 14:25                 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
2007-05-25  2:00           ` David Gibson
2007-05-25  7:35             ` Zang Roy-r61911
2007-05-25 14:17             ` Segher Boessenkool

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