On 07/08/16 12:20, Frank Rowand wrote: > On 07/08/16 00:26, Pantelis Antoniou wrote: >> Hi David, >> >>> On Jul 7, 2016, at 10:15 , David Gibson <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> > > < snip > > >>> Given that we're going to need new code to support this new connector >>> model, I think we should also fix some of the uglies in the current >>> overlay format while we're at it. >>> >> >> We need to keep compatibility with the old format. There are 5 million >> RPIs sold, half a million beaglebones and C.H.I.P. is coming out too. >> They all use overlays in one form or another. >> >> That’s not counting all the custom boards that actively use them. >> >> We have a user base now. > > Please not that I AM NOT suggesting the we remove compatibility with ^^^ note > the old format!!! > > But I need to push back on the idea that we have a user base that we > need to keep compatibility with. If I understand correctly, that > user base is based on using much code that is not in mainline, including > an altered dtc and a cape manager. > > People using out of tree code can not use the fact that code exists and > is being widely used to force us to mainline that out of tree code. > That is the risk of using out of tree code. > > I do not want to start a big discussion about this now since there is > no plan to remove the compatibility at this point. > > -Frank > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html