On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 12:10 PM, TJF <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am Montag, 20. Juni 2016 18:09:36 UTC+2 schrieb john3909: >> >> It is simply a device address and a label. The driver needs this >> information, so you can either hard code it (not a good idea because it >> leads to duplicate code) or you can define it in the device tree. Same thing >> for gpio numbers, interrupts, dma channels, etc. Take the time to understand >> the format and it won’t seem so confusing. > > > If it is that easy, why do kernel developers have the same problems like > Wally Bkg and myself, and problems of this kind are everywhere? > > Guys like Derek Molloy spend a lot of effort in writing good tutorials. And > most documentations are outdated with the next small kernel update? > > Names in /sys should never change! OK, sometimes it needs a clean-up. But > that should only happen when the major kernel version number changes. And a > clear documentation is obligatory.
No one is forcing you to upgrade either.. We go out of our way to allow you to install almost any kernel version. 3.8.13-boneX -> 4.7.X Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAOCHtYiYUnC-KuBg4DyOdNVfUc8VYgomb2YeO49T1XzT5yQBmg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
