Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754134Ab1DGVpA (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Apr 2011 17:45:00 -0400 Received: from chipmunk.wormnet.eu ([195.195.131.226]:39694 "EHLO chipmunk.wormnet.eu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750896Ab1DGVpA (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Apr 2011 17:45:00 -0400 Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 22:44:57 +0100 From: Alexander Clouter To: Alexander Holler 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. Message-ID: <20110407214457.GH26616@chipmunk> References: <1302122121-3652-1-git-send-email-holler@ahsoftware.de> <1302122121-3652-2-git-send-email-holler@ahsoftware.de> <4D9CED15.2010806@ahsoftware.de> <4D9CF5B3.9020007@ahsoftware.de> <4D9E2D1C.7070102@ahsoftware.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4D9E2D1C.7070102@ahsoftware.de> Organization: diGriz X-URL: http://www.digriz.org.uk/ X-JabberID: alex@digriz.org.uk User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1532 Lines: 35 * Alexander Holler [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. -- 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/