[PATCH] spi/pxa2xx-pci: Enable DMA binding through device name

One Thousand Gnomes gnomes at lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk
Fri Jul 25 14:45:14 PDT 2014


> The current plan I think is to convert all platforms to use DT
> or ACPI so they get the right data from tables passed by the
> platform. I'm a bit puzzled about why Intel wants to support the
> non-ACPI non-DT case again. If we have to support this case anyway,
> what good will ACPI do us on those platforms?

Because some industries move very very slowly so still don't believe in
requiring ACPI or ACPI capable operating systems.

Alan



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