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From: Alexander Clouter <alex@digriz.org.uk>
To: Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ARM: Differentiate SheevaPlugs and DockStars on the basis of the memory size.
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 22:44:57 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110407214457.GH26616@chipmunk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4D9E2D1C.7070102@ahsoftware.de>

* Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de> [2011-04-07 23:31:08+0200]:
>
> Requiring a machine ID and the needed stuff to handle that for a
> board which just is using two GPIOs different than another board is
> why the ARM tree exploded. And requiring a machine ID just to follow
> the rule that a machine ID is much better than some pretty unique hw
> feature is in my humble opinion senseless and that the resulting code
> is more readable and better to maintain is a myth.
> 
It's something that most people agree with you on too.  However, I am 
guessing it's around as no one else *at the time* of it's conception 
could think of a better way.

Now this is why there is a lot of work being done on device-tree.

> Sorry that I wanted to help there. Will not try it again.
> 
Yeah, as obviously no tries to help anyone improve around here:

http://groups.google.com/group/openrd/browse_frm/thread/7ba48f2d7916a88f/2b89c877c4f39098?tvc=1&fwc=1
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2010-August/022855.html
http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2010-August/024072.html

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/nico/orion.git;a=commit;h=f2ac38dc

Regards

-- 
Alexander Clouter
.sigmonster says: Graduate life: It's not just a job.  It's an indenture.

  reply	other threads:[~2011-04-07 21:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-04-06 20:35 [PATCH 0/2] ARM: Unify setup for Marvell SheevaPlugs and Seagate DockStars Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 20:35 ` [PATCH 1/2] ARM: Differentiate SheevaPlugs and DockStars on the basis of the memory size Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 21:44   ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 22:45     ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 23:01       ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 23:22         ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07  2:55           ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-07  8:55           ` Alexander Clouter
2011-04-07 21:31             ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 21:44               ` Alexander Clouter [this message]
2011-04-07 21:59                 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 22:08               ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-07 23:04                 ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-08  7:24                   ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-08  8:38                     ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-09  8:29                   ` Bernd Petrovitsch
2011-04-10 18:14                     ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-10 19:29                       ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 23:23         ` Eric Cooper
2011-04-06 20:35 ` [PATCH 2/2] ARM: Remove machine type dockstar (use sheevaplug instead) Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 21:02   ` Nicolas Pitre
2011-04-06 21:43     ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-06 22:50 ` [PATCH 0/2] ARM: Unify setup for Marvell SheevaPlugs and Seagate DockStars Nico Erfurth
2011-04-07  9:20   ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07  9:37     ` Nico Erfurth
2011-04-07  9:44       ` Alexander Holler
2011-04-07 17:39         ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2011-04-08  3:38           ` Alexander Holler

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