Re: devicetree repository separation/migration

On 2/18/2014 10:18 AM, Jason Cooper wrote:

On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 04:57:50PM +0100, Sascha Hauer wrote:

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On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 01:05:44PM -0500, Jason Cooper wrote:

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  - Is the Linux development workflow ready for devicetree to move out
    of the Linux Kernel?

I hope so since keeping the devicetrees in sync with the kernel is a
pain for all external users.

Well, I haven't heard any screams yet.  I suspect people are waiting for
details on the exact form it would take before complaining...

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Let me join the chorus of screams.

I would venture that the number of linux kernel developers actively
touching device tree source files (and impacted by changes to them)
is vastly larger than any other set of developers.

My experience in the kernel is already that finding working device
tree fragments that match current under development code is difficult.
(I am not trying to generalize for all systems, just the ones I use.)

Moving the device tree source files out of the kernel git tree will
only make things worse.

-Frank

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