On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 04:58:44PM +0000, Matt Sealey wrote:
> Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> >> And I forgot the rant you guys usually get - for god's sake, why isn't
> >> anyone using the "model" property?
> >
> > Probably because it isn't useful all that often.
> >
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] {
> >> \\ this is our magic audio fabric
> >> device_type = "digispeaker,flinger";
> >
> > This is wrong in so many ways; see David's mail for a start.
>
> Why? I'm sorry but I am living in the real world where we have real
> firmwares and real dynamic device trees here. You can't just say
> "this is wrong because it has a device_type".
It's not wrong because it has a device_type, it's wrong because the
device_type value is some random made-up thing that doesn't have an OF
binding behind it. Nor do you suggest an OF binding. Nor should
driver selection be based off device_type.
--
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david AT gibson.dropbear.id.au | minimalist, thank you. NOT _the_ _other_
| _way_ _around_!
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