Hi Wolfgang,
[...]
> If we place the driver in your board diretory, the chances are huge it
> will simply sit there and rot, and the next one who needs something
> similar will reinvent the wheel because he did not find your copy.
>
> I agree that even very simple and uncomplete implementations can co in
> if the fulfil some purpose, and can form a basis for future
> extensions.
I just read through our documentation on the Wiki and found nothing
relavant to such a topic. If we make this a requirement, we should add
it so people know about it beforehand.
How about amending the U-Boot design principles with
11. Keep It Generic
- Generic code shall be added as high as possible to the U-Boot
abstraction hierarchy and only as a last resort into board
directories. This entails that peripheral drivers should be put below
"drivers" even if they start out supporting only one specific
configuration. Note that it is not a requirement for such a first
instance to be generic as genericity generally cannot be extrapolated
from a single data point.
How does that sound?
Cheers
Detlev
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