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List:       linux-arm-kernel
Subject:    Re: [RFC] [PATCH] Device Tree on ARM platform
From:       Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh () kernel ! crashing ! org>
Date:       2009-05-29 0:51:14
Message-ID: 1243558274.17903.21.camel () pasglop
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On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 17:04 +0200, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> 
> We normally hide these subtle details behind a baseboard= kernel
> parameter. I agree with you that it's far better to have a
> standardized
> way to specify this. For my taste the oftree is too bloated for this
> purpose.

Define "bloated" ?

We got a lot of push back on powerpc initially with this exact same
argument "too bloated" but that was never backed up with facts and
numbers, and I would mostly say that nobody makes it anymore now
that it's there and people use it.

Cheers,
Ben.



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