Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:06:01 +0100 | From | Richard Cochran <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] dp83640: Get pin and master/slave configuration from DT |
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On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 05:39:57PM -0500, David Miller wrote:
> You'll have to code this in a way such that people who currently specify > this parameter keep working.
So, do module parameters count as user land ABI?
[ In any case, for this module, there must be a way to retain the parameters and still offer DT, and letting DT have precedence. ]
People want to be able to configure the auxiliary functions on the pins of their PTP devices. My preference for supporting this is:
1. additional ioctl on the PTP character device 2. ethtool ioctl 3. DT and/or ACPI
The first option seems best because that is how you activate the auxiliary functions. I am working on something in this direction.
Can't we just drop the DT idea altogther?
> If you don't like it, be angry at whoever added this module parameter > in the first place, not me. Module parameters are 99 times out of 100 > not the right way to configure something, really.
Yeah, I am the one, be angry with me.
Sorry, Richard
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