Re: [PATCH] OF: DT-Overlay configfs interface (v3)

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Hi Grant,

> On Dec 8, 2014, at 20:25 , Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2014 19:58:27 +0200
> , Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> Hi Grant,
>> 
>>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 18:44 , Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> 
>> [snip]
>> 
>>>> For instance, if the user issued a load request for a path in a container
>>>> which is the namespace under which the firmware file is located? Is it the
>>>> non-container filesystem, or is it under the container filesystem that
>>>> issued the request. The firmware layer does not have an API to discern.
>>> 
>>> Wait, what? Why on earth would you want to expose this interface in a container?
>>> 
>> 
>> It was a complaint raised. 
>> 
>> Look at this thread.
>> 
>> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.documentation/27655
> 
> I've replied on that thread. I don't think the issues raised there
> warrent two completely separate methods for loading the data into the
> kernel. I want to see one method only.
> 

The firmware interface is required and is the simplest one.

If that’s OK, let’s go with that.

> g.
> 

Regards

— Pantelis

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