Messages in this thread | | | From | Segher Boessenkool <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] openfirmware: adds sysfs nodes for openfirmware devices | Date | Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:19:50 +0100 |
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>> I choose the spec. If an implementation is not conformant to the >> spec, >> it doesn't "work". >> >> Not to say that Linux doesn't have to work around bugs in actual >> implementations, of course. And there's a lot of those. Too bad ;-) > > Yah, well.. ok, let's say we have a spec... and an implementation that > represents about 90% of the machines concerned. Those 90% have the > "bug"... what do you chose ? :)
What do you mean? I already said we have to work around this bug -- but it IS a bug. That's all.
> The separator in "compatible", afaik, is \0, not space btw.
Please re-read my original message? Yes the "separator" is 0x00; of course it isn't space, as space isn't allowed at all.
> On possibiliy would be to have the kernel replace spaces with > underscores for the sake of matching. That would make life easier for > everybody.
Yes, that'll probably work just fine. Or use 0xb1, showing that this is "plus-minus" correct :-)
Segher
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