> -----Original Message----- > From: David Brownell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:58 AM > To: linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Cc: Hollis Blanchard; Kumar Gala; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Li Yang-r58472 > Subject: Re: [linux-usb-devel] [PATCH] Add USB to MPC8349 PB platform support > > On Monday 17 July 2006 1:08 pm, Hollis Blanchard wrote: > > > > Seems to me that it's far better to have init code in the kernel than > > firmware. > > If there's a general Linux policy on the issue, I think that'd be it.
Do we have a general policy for this now? > > Plus, remember that boot firmware _can't_ always be changed/bugfixed; > sometimes it can, but not as a general rule. > > - Dave > > > > For one example, look at the x86 video card init problem > > PowerPC Linux has. It's also far easier to fix/deploy Linux code than > > firmware code, as Li observed, and on top of that it's less work for > > non-UBoot firmwares in the future. > > > > -Hollis > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
