[PATCH 2/5] Add legacy devices to mpc8641_hpcn.dts

Sergei Shtylyov sshtylyov at ru.mvista.com
Mon Jul 9 22:43:50 EST 2007


Hello.

Segher Boessenkool wrote:
>>>>> +                8042 at 60 {
>>>>> +                    device_type = "8042";

>>> Drop the device_type.  A number as a name isn't
>>> all that great, either.

>>   Yet it's kinda accepted years ago, see:

>> http://playground.sun.com/1275/proposals/Closed/Accepted/381-it.txt

> That's not a published recommendation or anything like that.

    There's also this document with a status of "unapproved draft":

http://playground.sun.com/1275/bindings/devices/html/8042.html

    So, all this never got final approval? Somewhat confusing (well, what one 
could expect from OF? :-)

> Segher

WBR, Sergei



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