[Ksummit-2013-discuss] [ATTEND] Handling of devicetree bindings

Jonathan Corbet corbet at lwn.net
Mon Jul 15 14:29:15 UTC 2013


On Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:36:22 +0200
Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org> wrote:

> > Devicetree is supposed to describe the hardware, but in many cases there is
> > an overlap between hardware description and configuration and/or use. Where is
> > the boundary ?  
> 
> Well this is what we need everyone to know so I guess this confirms the
> need to bring it up at the kernel summit...

Do we need a kernel summit discussion, or do we just need a good
document?  Or, to phrase the question another way, are we lacking a
consensus among the clueful regarding how device tree bindings should be
designed, or are we simply lacking education?  If it's the latter, I don't
think a kernel summit session will help much.  

If the problem is really one of getting the design principles set down in
a comprehensible way, I might just be able to help a bit, maybe.

jon


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