[PATCH 1/6] Start split out of common open firmware code

Segher Boessenkool segher at kernel.crashing.org
Wed Apr 25 23:11:27 EST 2007


>> end up with the OF analogue to an MSI layer that only
>> ever can work on intel compatible platforms.
>
> Please don't use this straw-man.
>
> These days it works perfectly fine on sparc64.

Yes, but how long did that take?  And why? That's my
point, not that "after this things cannot be solved
anymore" -- sure they can, it gets a lot harder though.


Segher




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