+A regular file in ofwfs contains the exact byte sequence that
+comprises the OFW property value. Properties are not reformatted
+into text form, so numeric property values appear as binary
+integers. While this is inconvenient for viewing, it is generally
+easier for programs that read property values, and it means that
+Open Firmware documentation about property values applies
+directly, without having to separately document an ASCII
+transformation (which would have to separately specified for
+different kinds of properties).
I appreciate the ASCII formatting that openpromfs currently does.
The text representation (in openpromfs) is *useless*, since it cannot
be transformed back into the binary representation.
Most tools have an easier time using the raw binary version too.
If a user wants to see text, they can use an "lsdevtree" program.
Perhaps, should OFWFS be used, it could offer both?
Such transformations don't belong in the kernel but in userland.
+The recommended mount point for ofwfs is /ofw. (TBD: Should it be
+mounted somewhere under /sys instead?)
Somewhere in /sys/firmware perhaps.
While I hate deep paths, /sys/firmware/device-tree does sound good.
Segher
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