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Re:Linux Kernel LTS release is now for 6 years instead of 2 by theatrus2 on Sunday October 08, 2017 @01:19PM (#15429031)
This is what DeviceTree solves. Not using DeviceTree now for SoC drivers is just pure laziness.

https://elinux.org/Device_Tree_Reference

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Re:Linux Kernel LTS release is now for 6 years instead of 2 by kuschku on Sunday October 08, 2017 @01:44PM (#15429126)
Well, Device Tree solves some of the issues, but sadly not all of them.

A more stable ABI would certainly help a lot.

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