linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ata: fix Marvell SATA driver dependencies

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Date:	Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:36:03 +0000
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
Cc:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>,
	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: fix Marvell SATA driver dependencies

> shows up it is not enough to enable driver for it to make it work as
> you also need to add a node describing your SATA MV variant to your SoC
> device tree file (which requires updating kernel source anyway).

You still have to recompile your kernel to update your device tree..
how... quaint ;-). It's not a generic limitation but I'm not that fussed.
It seems a fair argument that there would be other changes made when this
was being done for a system, and probably new board stuff.

Alan
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