linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/14] init: deps: dt: use (HW-specific) dependencies provided by the DT too

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Message-ID: <5625274F.5000304@ahsoftware.de>
Date:	Mon, 19 Oct 2015 19:24:31 +0200
From:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
To:	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
	David Gibson <david@...son.dropbear.id.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/14] init: deps: dt: use (HW-specific) dependencies
 provided by the DT too

Am 19.10.2015 um 18:27 schrieb Rob Herring:

> There is a need to annotate DTB's with type information, but that
> needs to be looked at in context of all types, not just one specific
> type.

With which I disagree. You will need type information if you don't have 
knowledge about the context, and the context is usually only known by 
the drivers.

Regards,

Alexander Holler

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