> > > DT can be used on x86, and i suspect it is a much easier path of least > > > resistance. > > > > And you can easily overlay Device Tree to an existing system by using > > either a full Device Tree overlay (dtbo) or using CONFIG_OF_DYNAMIC and > > creating nodes on the fly. > > Why do you need DT on a system that runs without it and Linux has all > means to extend to cover a lot of stuff DT provides for other types of > firmware nodes? As i said, path of least resistance. It is here today, heavily used, well understood by lots of network developers, has a very active maintainer in the form of Rob Herring, and avoids 'showflakes' as Florian likes to call it, so we are all sharing the same code, providing a lot of testing and maintenance. Andrew
