Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] PLATFORM: Introduce async platform_data attachapi

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 01:21:20PM +0000, Andy Green wrote:
> On 03/13/2011 12:53 PM, Somebody in the thread at some point said:
> 
> >>>>This _really_ should just use the device tree stuff, that is what it is
> >>>>for, please don't duplicate it here in a not-as-flexible way.
> >>>
> >>>I agree.
> >>>
> >>>@Andy: If it doesn't work for you for some reason, please let us know the
> >>>usage case that is not covered (in detail).
> >>
> >>The device tree stuff does not yet exist in a workable way,
> >>platform_data is established everywhere except USB bus.  Device tree
> >>brings in bootloader version as a dependency: this method doesn't.
> >
> >It is not the same device tree we are talking about. :-)
> >
> >I mean device hierarchy (and I guess Greg meant the same).
> 
> I see.  Elsewhere on the previous thread people were proposing to
> use New Shiny Device Tree, hence the confusion.

Yes, I meant the "new shiny device tree" work from Grant, who in an
earlier message, said that this could all be done using that instead of
your proposal.

thanks,

greg k-h
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