85xx FDT updates?

[Kumar Gala]

On Apr 25, 2006, at 2:31 PM, Eugene Surovegin wrote:

> 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.

I disagree.  I think its completely reasonable to deprecate the  
interface and require people to upgrade over some give time period.

> 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.

I dont see it as breaking the interface.  I see it as deprecation of  
the current interface.

- kumar