linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] Introducing Device Tree Overlays

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Date:	Sat, 5 Jan 2013 00:16:51 -0600
From:	Joel A Fernandes <agnel.joel@...il.com>
To:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
Cc:	Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Rob Herring <rob.herring@...xeda.com>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>, Jon Loeliger <jdl@....com>,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>,
	Benoit Cousson <b-cousson@...com>,
	Mitch Bradley <wmb@...mworks.com>,
	Alan Tull <atull@...era.com>, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Matt Porter <mporter@...com>,
	Russ Dill <Russ.Dill@...com>,
	Koen Kooi <koen@...inion.thruhere.net>,
	Rob Clark <robdclark@...il.com>,
	Jason Kridner <jkridner@...gleboard.org>,
	Matt Ranostay <mranostay@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] Introducing Device Tree Overlays

Hi Richard,

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 9:35 PM, Richard Cochran
<richardcochran@...il.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 04, 2013 at 09:31:04PM +0200, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
>> The following patchset introduces Device Tree overlays, a method
>> of dynamically altering the kernel's live Device Tree.
>
> It would be nice to know the motivation for this code.
>
> What is the use case? What problem or issue is being addressed?

The problem being addressed is discussed in this thread:
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1389017

Regards,
Joel
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