Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 02:13:39 +0100 (MET)
From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>
To: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
       devel@laptop.org, benh@kernel.crashing.org, wmb@firmworks.com,
       jg@laptop.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Open Firmware device tree virtual filesystem
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On Jan 3 2007 01:52, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
>> > Leaving aside the issue of in-memory or not, I don't think
>> > it is realistic to think any completely common implementation
>> > will work for this -- it might for current SPARC+PowerPC+OLPC,
>> > but more stuff will be added over time...
>> 
>> I see nothing supporting this IMHO bogus claim.
>
> Please keep in mind that not all systems want to kill OF
> as soon as they enter the kernel -- some want to keep it
> active basically forever (or only remove it when the user
> asks for it).

Kill OF? sparc does not want that IMO, how else should I return to
the 'ok' prompt?


	-`J'
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