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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] of: dts: enable quirk for PPC32 only
    On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 02:15:08PM +0100, Grant Likely wrote:
    > > The reason for me doing that is because we (including you) agreed at
    > > the discussion held during LCU13 that this was the safest way of
    > > preventing "mischief" like userland trying to read information from
    > > /proc/device-tree...
    >
    > I'm not the most consistent of people. I often change my mind and then
    > have no recollection of ever thinking differently.

    And that is fine, but you were not the only person agreeing.

    > Userland reading from /proc/device-tree isn't so much a problem, but
    > kernel drivers doing it might be.
    >
    > But, regardless of whether or not the stub clears out the memory
    > nodes, it is still I think good practice for the kernel to make the
    > decision to ignore memory nodes, and not rely on them being cleared
    > correctly.

    I also remember you saying that relaxing restrictions later on is a lot
    easier than tightening them. On that basis, can we please get the UEFI
    set merged before we start redefining the stub/kernel protocol which was
    agreed at LCU (November last year) after spending a month or two trying
    to get sufficient number of interested parties in the same room?

    /
    Leif


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