Re: [PATCH] powerpc: consolidate mpc83xx platform files

On Dec 12, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Scott Wood wrote:

Kumar Gala wrote:

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What's the issue with a file per board if all it has is the  
ppc_md/ define_machine() in it.  Someone explain to me why this is  
a bad thing?

It requires that the kernel be changed even when a new board  
doesn't require that the kernel actually *do* anything  
differently.  It's gratuitous duplication, even if the bit being  
duplicated is small.

But at least someone had to think about the duplication and it  
provides remove for customization if its needed in the future.

Why is a single ppc_md, which no board is forced to use, but can be  
used by any board without special requirements, a bad thing?

It adds code to all those people that don't need it just so we don't  
duplicate a few lines of source code.

- k