[PATCH 2/8] Add uli1575 pci-bridge sector to MPC8641HPCN dts file.
Segher Boessenkool
segher at kernel.crashing.org
Sun Jun 3 17:37:19 EST 2007
>> Feel free to ask for advice on IRC, on the list, or
>> elsewhere _before_ sending a patch.
>
> Bah, sending a patch is good too, don't be too hard there. I for one
> prefer the approach of sending a patch first.
I'm saying that if you're unsure about stuff, you can ask
about it -- sending a preliminary patch with the question
is one way, sure.
>>> Second, perhaps there is lingering legacy
>>> crap in some of the early DTS files that should be systematically
>>> cleaned up.
>>
>> Yes there is. Maybe one day I'll get to it, I'm hoping
>> someone else will fix this though ;-)
>
> We probably need to improve the documentation in fact. Maybe with a
> step
> by step HOWTO create your device-tree with examples for typical things
> like PCI etc.. and the rational of why for each of these, we chose to
> do
> XXX instead of YYY...
A howto-like doc would help yes. Rationale might help people
better understand how things work, too, sure.
>> The official (and unofficial) Open Firmware docs are quite
>> good. Perhaps we need a big huge fat sign in the DTS docs
>> pointing to them.
>
> They aren't -that- good when you come out of the blue and don't know
> where to start.
Well most people don't even know those docs _exist_ it
seems.
> I think a tutorial based on building a tree for an
> example board step by step would be best.
Would be nice yes.
Segher
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