linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] Bluetooth: Add hci

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Message-ID: <20140105230155.GA2681@earth.universe>
Date:	Mon, 6 Jan 2014 00:01:57 +0100
From:	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...g0.de>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	Ивайло Димитров 
	<freemangordon@....bg>, "Gustavo F. Padovan" <gustavo@...ovan.org>,
	Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org development" 
	<linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ville Tervo <ville.tervo@...ia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] Bluetooth: Add hci_h4p driver

On Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 11:32:50PM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > Changes from v3: Moved platform data into
> > > include/linux/platform_data/, something I missed before.
> > 
> > As I wrote before Tony plans to remove the boardcode for all
> > OMAP boards including the Nokia N900 for 3.14, so you cannot
> > boot without DT from 3.14 onwards.
> 
> Well, I believe it was agreed that DT should work for at least one
> version before platform support is removed. 

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap.git/tag/?id=omap-for-v3.14/omap3-board-removal-signed

There have been some discussion with RMK and iirc at the end
the plan still was to remove the boardcode for 3.14.

> > The drivers can still be initialized the old way using pdata quirks
> > until all drivers are converted, but I think this driver can simply
> > be prepared for DT directly:
> 
> Well, normally DT support means a bit of argumentation and bikeshed
> painting... I believe it would be better to get the driver in as-is
> and then work on adding DT support.

Maybe. Especially the UART reference may result in some discussion.
But having the discussion early means its finished earlier :)
Assuming this is not merged for 3.14 there is quite some time for
the DT binding discussion ;)

-- Sebastian

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