85xx FDT updates?

Eugene Surovegin ebs at ebshome.net
Wed Apr 26 05:31:09 EST 2006


On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 02:20:03PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
> 
> On Apr 25, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Eugene Surovegin wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 01:33:38PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
> >>I personally dont have any time or interesting in it.
> >
> >So, don't break compatibility if you don't have time/interest to fix
> >it. We can wait till someone who "wants to move forward" can do this
> >professionally without screwing everybody else.
> 
> If I break compatibility for boards I maintain I don't see the issue  
> as long as I provide a workable solution.

Sorry, but IMO saying you have to upgrade firmware is not a workable 
solution.

Firmware <-> kernel is external interface. Kernel shouldn't break it 
unless there is a good technical reason to do so. Developer 
convenience or lack of time is not a good technical reason in my book.

-- 
Eugene




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