linux-kernel - Re: ACPI vs Device Tree

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Message-ID: <20130821233942.GA21502@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Thu, 22 Aug 2013 00:39:42 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: ACPI vs Device Tree - moving forward

On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 01:11:14AM +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> Moreover, even if we are able to instruct everyone interested how to create
> the requisite ACPI tables, there is the little problem of shipping them
> somehow so that they actually can be used by the kernel that needs to be
> addressed too.

I think the expectation in the ACPI ecosystem has to be that devices 
ship their own ACPI tables. I can't see any benefit in using ACPI if the 
aim is to just carry on shipping files with the kernel or install media 
- in that case, just use DT.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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