linux-kernel - Re: [patch 0/7] dt: dtb version: add version info to dtb

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Date:	Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:14:05 +0100
From:	Uwe Kleine-König 
	<u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>
Cc:	Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm@...aro.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 0/7] dt: dtb version: add version info to dtb

Hello,

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 08:46:09AM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 10:29 PM, Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com> wrote:
> > Can this be added to the next trees to get some test exposure before submitting
> > to Linus?
> 
> No. I've yet to see anyone think this is a good idea.
To push the balance a bit into the IMHO right direction: I think the
version info is a bad idea and fully agree with Russell's concerns.

Best regards
Uwe

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