[PATCH] Open Firmware device tree virtual filesystem

Jan Engelhardt jengelh at linux01.gwdg.de
Tue Jan 2 20:13:39 EST 2007


On Jan 3 2007 01:52, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
>> > Leaving aside the issue of in-memory or not, I don't think
>> > it is realistic to think any completely common implementation
>> > will work for this -- it might for current SPARC+PowerPC+OLPC,
>> > but more stuff will be added over time...
>> 
>> I see nothing supporting this IMHO bogus claim.
>
> Please keep in mind that not all systems want to kill OF
> as soon as they enter the kernel -- some want to keep it
> active basically forever (or only remove it when the user
> asks for it).

Kill OF? sparc does not want that IMO, how else should I return to
the 'ok' prompt?


	-`J'
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