Hello All,
let's try to get back to the original post.
On Tue, 14 Sep 2004, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
As long as there is no agreement how the Linux kernel will handle these issues (and with "Linux kernel" I mean what you get at kernel.org, and what works at least on ARM, MIPS and PowerPC) I do not want to add this to U-Boot.
This argument seems to create a chicken-and-egg problem. Why don't you let people step ahead and implement this? FWIW, Pantelis's arguments sound very reasonable to me. If there's a kernel patch needed to make use of this feature, so be it. I also need a kernel patch to use U-Boot with the MBX and maybe a number of other platforms. You shouldn't reject things on the mere grounds that you were not involved creating them. And if all fails -- the patch complies U-Boot's submission rules, you can turn it off, and most likely easily remove it in the future, should someone invent something smarter.
Regards, Marius