Re: [PATCH] Open Firmware device tree virtual filesystem

Stefan Reinauer
2007-01-02T13:40:47Z

* Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org> [070102 12:37]:
> Are you really suggesting that using a kernel copy of the
> device tree is the correct thing to do, and the only correct
> thing to do -- with the sole argument that "that's what the
> current ports do"?

There might also be a speed advantage if any drivers or user space
programs operate heavily on the device tree on those systems with _lots_
of devices..

Stefan

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