QUERY: How to handle SOC Configuration (Peripheral Multiplexing) in linux

[jassi brar]

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:09 PM, Shiraz HASHIM <shiraz.hashim at st.com> wrote:
> yes, and if you see, should any one require it dynamically? Each user
> would have his own board with static devices. This configuration (of
> selecting multiplexed devices) depends on his board configuration, which
> is the responsibility of the board configuration file.
sorry for barging in but ...
usually device makers(that release product versions with same SoC but
different devices)
want a single kernel image that detects the machine type and
accordingly populate the
device support. Managing separate images for similar devices is
considered inefficient.