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From: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@iki.fi>
To: "Pali Rohár" <pali.rohar@gmail.com>
Cc: Rob Herring <robherring2@gmail.com>,
	Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@gmail.com>,
	Russell King <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>,
	Sebastian Reichel <sre@debian.org>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@ti.com>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: Use DT machine name when possible
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 00:10:39 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140618211038.GD558@drone.musicnaut.iki.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201406182122.29623@pali>

Hi,

On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 09:22:29PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> So without this patch DT migration for Nokia N900 cannot be done 
> without breaking userspace - which is not acceptable...

I guess the fact is that the Nokia N900 proprietary userspace has
never worked properly with the mainline kernel without severe patching,
so you cannot really talk about any regression. If you cannot fix
those programs, you could still probably emulate the old Nokia kernel's
/proc/cpuinfo by providing some text file and bind mounting it, no?

A.

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: aaro.koskinen@iki.fi (Aaro Koskinen)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: Use DT machine name when possible
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 00:10:39 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140618211038.GD558@drone.musicnaut.iki.fi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201406182122.29623@pali>

Hi,

On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 09:22:29PM +0200, Pali Roh?r wrote:
> So without this patch DT migration for Nokia N900 cannot be done 
> without breaking userspace - which is not acceptable...

I guess the fact is that the Nokia N900 proprietary userspace has
never worked properly with the mainline kernel without severe patching,
so you cannot really talk about any regression. If you cannot fix
those programs, you could still probably emulate the old Nokia kernel's
/proc/cpuinfo by providing some text file and bind mounting it, no?

A.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-06-18 21:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 197+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-06-18 16:54 [PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: Use DT machine name when possible Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 16:54 ` Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 19:01 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 19:01   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 19:09   ` Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 19:09     ` Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 19:59     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 19:59       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-19  8:21       ` Pavel Machek
2014-06-19  8:21         ` Pavel Machek
2014-07-11 19:31       ` Pavel Machek
2014-07-11 19:31         ` Pavel Machek
2014-06-18 19:07 ` Rob Herring
2014-06-18 19:07   ` Rob Herring
2014-06-18 19:22   ` Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 19:22     ` Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 20:00     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 20:00       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 20:20       ` Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 20:20         ` Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 21:53         ` Fabio Estevam
2014-06-18 21:53           ` Fabio Estevam
2014-11-24 22:16           ` Pali Rohár
2014-11-24 22:16             ` Pali Rohár
2014-06-18 20:46     ` Rob Herring
2014-06-18 20:46       ` Rob Herring
2014-06-18 21:47       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 21:47         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 22:27         ` Rob Herring
2014-06-18 22:27           ` Rob Herring
2014-06-18 23:07           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 23:07             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-11-24 22:19       ` Pali Rohár
2014-11-24 22:19         ` Pali Rohár
2014-12-04  0:33         ` Rob Herring
2014-12-04  0:33           ` Rob Herring
2014-12-04  0:48           ` Pali Rohár
2014-12-04  0:48             ` Pali Rohár
2014-12-04 16:49             ` Rob Herring
2014-12-04 16:49               ` Rob Herring
2014-12-04 17:57               ` Pali Rohár
2014-12-04 17:57                 ` Pali Rohár
2014-12-04 18:10                 ` Rob Herring
2014-12-04 18:10                   ` Rob Herring
2015-01-26 19:09                   ` [PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: DT: Add support for Revision Pali Rohár
2015-01-26 19:09                     ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-26 20:22                     ` Rob Herring
2015-01-26 20:22                       ` Rob Herring
2015-01-30 14:14                       ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-30 14:14                         ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-30 21:03                         ` Rob Herring
2015-01-30 21:03                           ` Rob Herring
2015-02-27 15:45                           ` Pali Rohár
2015-02-27 15:45                             ` Pali Rohár
2015-02-27 15:55                             ` [PATCH v2 0/2] " Pali Rohár
2015-02-27 15:55                               ` Pali Rohár
2015-02-27 15:55                               ` [PATCH v2 1/2] arm: devtree: Set system_rev from DT revision Pali Rohár
2015-02-27 15:55                                 ` Pali Rohár
2015-02-27 15:55                               ` [PATCH v2 2/2] arm: boot: convert ATAG_REVISION to DT revision field Pali Rohár
2015-02-27 15:55                                 ` Pali Rohár
2015-03-02 11:28                               ` [PATCH v2 0/2] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: DT: Add support for Revision Pavel Machek
2015-03-02 11:28                                 ` Pavel Machek
2015-03-16 15:44                                 ` Tony Lindgren
2015-03-16 15:44                                   ` Tony Lindgren
2015-03-16 16:14                                   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-03-16 16:14                                     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-03-16 16:43                                     ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-03-16 16:43                                       ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-03-16 19:21                                       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-03-16 19:21                                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-03-16 18:10                                     ` Tony Lindgren
2015-03-16 18:10                                       ` Tony Lindgren
2015-03-16 19:59                                       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-03-16 19:59                                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-03-16 20:54                                         ` Pali Rohár
2015-03-16 20:54                                           ` Pali Rohár
2015-03-16 20:59                                           ` Tony Lindgren
2015-03-16 20:59                                             ` Tony Lindgren
2015-01-26 22:34                     ` [PATCH] " Andreas Färber
2015-01-26 22:34                       ` Andreas Färber
2015-02-27 15:56                       ` Pali Rohár
2015-02-27 15:56                         ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-26 19:16                   ` [PATCH] ARM: /proc/atags: Export also for DT Pali Rohár
2015-01-26 19:16                     ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-26 20:33                     ` Rob Herring
2015-01-26 20:33                       ` Rob Herring
2015-01-27 13:21                       ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-27 13:21                         ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-27 14:16                         ` Rob Herring
2015-01-27 14:16                           ` Rob Herring
2015-01-27 14:24                           ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-27 14:24                             ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-27 14:32                           ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-27 14:32                             ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-27 17:48                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-27 17:48                               ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-27 20:03                               ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-27 20:03                                 ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-27 21:09                                 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-27 21:09                                   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-27 21:34                                   ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-27 21:34                                     ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-27 21:58                                     ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-27 21:58                                       ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-27 22:33                                     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-27 22:33                                       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-28  2:07                                       ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-28  2:07                                         ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-28  6:21                                         ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2015-01-28  6:21                                           ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2015-01-28  7:19                                           ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28  7:19                                             ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28  8:06                                             ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2015-01-28  8:06                                               ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2015-01-28  8:25                                               ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28  8:25                                                 ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28  7:18                                         ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28  7:18                                           ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28 13:38                                         ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 13:38                                           ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-27 23:10                                     ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-27 23:10                                       ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28  0:50                               ` Tony Lindgren
2015-01-28  0:50                                 ` Tony Lindgren
2015-01-28 13:58                                 ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 13:58                                   ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 14:33                                   ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-28 15:39                                     ` Tony Lindgren
2015-01-28 15:39                                       ` Tony Lindgren
2015-01-28 15:47                                       ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 15:47                                         ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 15:48                                         ` Tony Lindgren
2015-01-28 15:48                                           ` Tony Lindgren
2015-01-28 16:31                                           ` Jason Cooper
2015-01-28 16:31                                             ` Jason Cooper
2015-01-28 15:57                                     ` Rob Herring
2015-01-28 15:57                                       ` Rob Herring
2015-01-28 16:13                                       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-28 16:13                                         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-28 16:19                                         ` Will Deacon
2015-01-28 16:19                                           ` Will Deacon
2015-01-28 17:01                                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-28 17:01                                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-28 17:29                                           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-28 17:29                                             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-28 17:18                                       ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 17:18                                         ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 18:00                                       ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2015-01-28 18:00                                         ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2015-01-28 19:33                                         ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 19:33                                           ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-28 18:03                                       ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28 18:03                                         ` Pavel Machek
2015-01-28 19:27                                         ` Arnd Bergmann
2015-01-28 19:27                                           ` Arnd Bergmann
2015-01-28 14:46                                   ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2015-01-28 14:46                                     ` Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
2015-01-27 19:40                         ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-27 19:40                           ` Nicolas Pitre
2015-01-26 20:37                     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-26 20:37                       ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2015-01-26 20:44                       ` Pali Rohár
2015-01-26 20:44                         ` Pali Rohár
2014-12-04 19:00               ` [PATCH] ARM: /proc/cpuinfo: Use DT machine name when possible Pali Rohár
2014-12-04 19:00                 ` Pali Rohár
2014-12-04 10:59           ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-12-04 10:59             ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-06-18 21:10     ` Aaro Koskinen [this message]
2014-06-18 21:10       ` Aaro Koskinen
2014-07-11 19:28       ` Pavel Machek
2014-07-11 19:28         ` Pavel Machek
2014-11-24 22:21       ` Pali Rohár
2014-11-24 22:21         ` Pali Rohár
2014-09-05 11:38 ` Pali Rohár
2014-09-05 11:38   ` Pali Rohár
2014-09-05 12:13   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-09-05 12:13     ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2014-09-10 12:46     ` Pavel Machek
2014-09-10 12:46       ` Pavel Machek
2014-11-24 22:23       ` Pali Rohár
2014-11-24 22:23         ` Pali Rohár
2014-09-05 13:45   ` Mark Rutland
2014-09-05 13:45     ` Mark Rutland
2014-09-05 13:52     ` Pali Rohár
2014-09-05 13:52       ` Pali Rohár
2014-09-05 13:58       ` Mark Rutland
2014-09-05 13:58         ` Mark Rutland
2014-11-24 22:25         ` Pali Rohár
2014-11-24 22:25           ` Pali Rohár
2014-09-05 13:58       ` Fabio Estevam
2014-09-05 13:58         ` Fabio Estevam
2014-11-24 22:27         ` Pali Rohár
2014-11-24 22:27           ` Pali Rohár
2014-09-06 15:34       ` Andreas Färber
2014-09-06 15:34         ` Andreas Färber
2014-11-24 22:29         ` Pali Rohár
2014-11-24 22:29           ` Pali Rohár

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