Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] mpc5200: Switch mpc5200 dts files to dts-v1 format

["Grant Likely" <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>]

On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 7:36 AM, Robert Schwebel
<r.schwebel@pengutronix.de> wrote:
> 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.

Changing to dts-v1 does *not* break old stuff.  It is just a source
format change.

Neither does the RFC patch for removing the fsl,mpc5200b- compatible strings.

I have no intention of breaking older device trees.

g.

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Grant Likely, B.Sc., P.Eng.
Secret Lab Technologies Ltd.