> On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 7:29 PM, David Gibson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 06:02:43PM -0500, Jon Loeliger wrote: > >> Now that all in-kernel-tree DTS files are properly /dts-v1/, > >> remove direct support for the older, un-numbered DTS > >> source file format. > > > > Um.. why? I just don't see a compelling reason to remove this > > backwards compatibility. It costs us very little to keep it around > > indefinitely.
Because we are going to get rid of the cruft, simplify things, and move forward. Really. This was the plan from the onset. > I agree, why are we removing backwards compatibility? The dts-v1 > format isn't that old, so I'm sure there are plenty of device trees > out there, especially on our BSPs, that haven't been updated yet. They can run the conversion tool and be fine. > How about just printing a warning and saying that the device tree > should be updated with the conversion tool? How about all the in-tree DTS files are already V1? jdl _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev