linux-kernel - Re: ACPI vs Device Tree

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Date:	Sat, 24 Aug 2013 02:10:36 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	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>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: ACPI vs Device Tree - moving forward

On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 05:13:45PM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:

> Did the group conclude that the idea of FDT augmenting ACPI is not feasible ? 

I think expressing FDT in ACPI is feasible, I'm just not sure it's 
desirable. We'd still end up with duplicate information and no mechanism 
for drivers to handle both.

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