On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Scott Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ben Warren wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Kumar Gala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>> One topic that come up during OLS in discussions and u-boot BOF was >>> the idea of driving u-boot configuration from a device tree instead of >>> from "config.h". I was wondering if anyone has actually looked at >>> doing this. >>> >> This sounds like an interesting idea, having a central repo for all >> hardware information. A big problem I see is that while device-tree >> syntax may make sense to Linux kernel propellerheads, to the average >> Joe it's mind-numbing. Config files are ugly, but at least IMHO are >> easy to figure out. > > I find a device tree much easier to figure out than a tangled mess of header > files, #defines, and #ifdefs... > > -Scott >
In many ways, yes. But are you an average Joe or a Linux kernel propellerhead? B-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ U-Boot-Users mailing list U-Boot-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/u-boot-users
