From: Eugene Surovegin <ebs@ebshome•net>
To: Kumar Gala <galak@kernel•crashing.org>
Cc: "linuxppc-dev@ozlabs•org" <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs•org>
Subject: Re: 85xx FDT updates?
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:31:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060425193109.GE1132@gate.ebshome.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <01B6C49A-F82A-47CF-B7B8-106BC0BBDF14@kernel.crashing.org>
On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 02:20:03PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
>
> On Apr 25, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Eugene Surovegin wrote:
>
> >On Tue, Apr 25, 2006 at 01:33:38PM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
> >>I personally dont have any time or interesting in it.
> >
> >So, don't break compatibility if you don't have time/interest to fix
> >it. We can wait till someone who "wants to move forward" can do this
> >professionally without screwing everybody else.
>
> If I break compatibility for boards I maintain I don't see the issue
> as long as I provide a workable solution.
Sorry, but IMO saying you have to upgrade firmware is not a workable
solution.
Firmware <-> kernel is external interface. Kernel shouldn't break it
unless there is a good technical reason to do so. Developer
convenience or lack of time is not a good technical reason in my book.
--
Eugene
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-04-25 19:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-04-24 17:41 85xx FDT updates? Jon Loeliger
2006-04-24 19:04 ` Vitaly Bordug
2006-04-24 21:43 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-24 22:31 ` Dan Malek
2006-04-25 6:08 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 7:49 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 14:05 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 16:12 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 16:25 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 16:31 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 16:51 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:16 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:19 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:34 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 16:49 ` Dan Malek
2006-04-25 16:55 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 17:08 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 17:39 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 18:01 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 18:14 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 18:24 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 18:29 ` Brent Cook
2006-04-25 18:33 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 18:53 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 19:20 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 19:31 ` Eugene Surovegin [this message]
2006-04-25 19:41 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 20:00 ` FT u-boot shim Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:30 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:33 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:39 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:42 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 22:28 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-26 14:37 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-26 19:19 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-26 19:46 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2006-04-27 18:18 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 19:05 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-27 19:20 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 19:33 ` Jerry Van Baren
2006-04-27 19:42 ` [U-Boot-Users] " Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 19:43 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-27 20:40 ` Jerry Van Baren
2006-04-27 21:25 ` Pantelis Antoniou
2006-04-27 19:40 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-27 19:46 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 19:59 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-27 21:36 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-27 21:55 ` [U-Boot-Users] " Tolunay Orkun
2006-04-25 21:33 ` Mark A. Greer
2006-04-25 21:38 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-28 11:28 ` Paul Mackerras
2006-04-28 16:01 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-28 19:11 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-28 19:44 ` Tom Rini
2006-04-28 23:07 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-28 23:22 ` Tom Rini
2006-04-29 0:32 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-29 0:52 ` Tom Rini
2006-04-29 8:37 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-29 15:33 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-28 23:35 ` Paul Mackerras
2006-04-28 23:55 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-28 19:52 ` Tom Rini
2006-04-25 18:48 ` 85xx FDT updates? Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 19:14 ` Andy Fleming
2006-04-25 19:22 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 19:27 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 19:58 ` Andy Fleming
2006-04-25 20:04 ` Eugene Surovegin
2006-04-25 21:29 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:25 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 18:31 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:24 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:32 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:38 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:22 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:29 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 21:36 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-25 21:38 ` Kumar Gala
2006-04-25 22:22 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-04-26 23:27 ` Dan Malek
2006-04-25 21:09 ` Wolfgang Denk
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