linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc1] powerpc: Make of_device

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Date:	Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:47:52 +1100
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Joachim Fenkes <FENKES@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Hoang-Nam Nguyen <hnguyen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, johnrose@...ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
	paulus@...ba.org, pmac@....ibm.com, Sylvain Munaut <tnt@...tnt.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.21-rc1] powerpc: Make
	of_device_uevent()	compatible	with ibmebus


> If I make the root device a basic struct device, it can't be part of 
> ibmebus any
> longer. If we could create a busless device, we wouldn't have a problem, 
> but I
> doubt that is possible.
> 
> Do you have any creative ideas?

Well, I think PCI does just that for PCI busses ... (a busless device)

Ben.

> > It's a generic problem with sysfs, I agree it somewhat sucks.
> 
> With ya.
> 
> Later,
>   Joachim
> 
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