linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] ARM: Unify setup for Marvell SheevaPlugs and Seagate DockStars

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Message-ID: <4D9D8762.3080207@ahsoftware.de>
Date:	Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:44:02 +0200
From:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
To:	Nico Erfurth <ne@...urth.eu>
CC:	Eric Cooper <ecc@....edu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] ARM: Unify setup for Marvell SheevaPlugs and Seagate
 DockStars

Am 07.04.2011 11:37, schrieb Nico Erfurth:
> Alexander Holler wrote:
>
>> I wonder how many people believe that either there will be another
>> DockStar with the same HW and GPIOs for the LEDs but more memory (and
>> still without sata) or that there will be another SheevaPlug with just
>> 128MB RAM or that someone could have a reason to change the memory
>> layout using a mem= parameter.
>>
>> For me all that is pretty unlikely.
>
> As Nicolas stated it's not just about "Oh, thats totally unlikely to
> happen!". It is about maintainable code, if somebody looks at it in 3
> years they should not think "WTF?!?!". Using machine ids and the
> generated macros helps to keep the code clean and readable.

Sorry, I can't agree. For me some unique hardware identifier is more 
reasonable, than some machine id which comes from outerspace.

And in no way I see any argument for that "clean and readable", at least 
not in the patch I posted.

Anyway, I leave this discussion and wish all a nice day.

Regards,

Alexander
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