Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754832AbXABNkr (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jan 2007 08:40:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754836AbXABNkr (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jan 2007 08:40:47 -0500 Received: from khepri.openbios.org ([80.190.231.112]:50978 "EHLO khepri.openbios.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754832AbXABNkq (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Jan 2007 08:40:46 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 1108 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:40:46 EST Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:22:12 +0100 From: Stefan Reinauer To: Segher Boessenkool Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de, David Miller , devel@laptop.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Open Firmware device tree virtual filesystem Message-ID: <20070102132212.GA10522@coresystems.de> References: <459714A6.4000406@firmworks.com> <20061231.124531.125895122.davem@davemloft.net> <1167709406.6165.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: Linux 2.6.18.2-4-default on an x86_64 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Duff: Orig. Duff, Duff Lite, Duff Dry, Duff Dark, Raspberry Duff, Lady Duff, Red Duff, Tartar Control Duff Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 860 Lines: 21 * Segher Boessenkool [070102 12:37]: > Are you really suggesting that using a kernel copy of the > device tree is the correct thing to do, and the only correct > thing to do -- with the sole argument that "that's what the > current ports do"? There might also be a speed advantage if any drivers or user space programs operate heavily on the device tree on those systems with _lots_ of devices.. Stefan -- coresystems GmbH • Brahmsstr. 16 • D-79104 Freiburg i. Br. Tel.: +49 761 7668825 • Fax: +49 761 7664613 Email: info@coresystems.de • http://www.coresystems.de/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/