On 06/18/18 00:45, Linus Walleij wrote: > This is a proposal for how to handle the non-discoverable > 96boards plug-in expansion boards called "mezzanines" in the > Linux kernel. It is a working RFC series meant for discussion > at the moment. < snip > > So for that reason, or other predictable statements such > as "you're reinventing board files", I'd like to have an > open discussion on how to actually support these boards > with the mainline kernel and work on device drivers common > with other systems now, and not in 2020 when they are already > obsolete. > > Yeah it is a bit controversial, but what we are doing right > now for non-discoverable expansion boards isn't working > in my opinion, so I have to throw something out there, > and this is it. < snip > why can't a devicetree description of the devices on the mezzanine board be used? I do understand the desire to describe interchangeable mezzanine boards separately from the base devicetree, such as in an overlay. Overlays can be applied today by U-boot before the Linux kernel is booted, so lack of being able to apply an overlay after Linux boot completes is not a blocker. -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
